House Floor Session

Washington State House of Representatives · March 10, 2026

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Introduction of amendment 2551 (Seattle Supersonics)

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Clerk introduces Amendment 25‑51; Representative Ybarra (speaker 3) explains the amendment would delay the act until the NBA restores the Seattle SuperSonics (or another franchise) to the region and urges colleagues to vote yes, invoking local history and the Sonics' importance to Seattle. Several members weigh in both for and against on principle and practical grounds (delegation of legislative timing, whether taxes influenced the Sonics leaving).

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Washington House considered multiple amendments to a proposed income tax on high earners and other tax changes during a marathon session; after lengthy debate the House passed an amended Senate Bill 6346 (a so-called "millionaires' tax") on final passage by a 51-46 vote. The House also rejected a series of amendments, including one tying an unrelated amendment to return of the Seattle SuperSonics.

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