2025-2026 Regular SessionWashington Legislature

HB2081

Legislative Summary

Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation tax deduction for certain investments, and creating a temporary business and occupation tax surcharge on large companies.

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High Confidence

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Bill History

4/16/2025
First reading, referred to Finance.
House of Representatives
4/18/2025
Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
House of Representatives
4/19/2025
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 9:00 AM.
House of Representatives
4/19/2025
FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
House of Representatives
4/19/2025
Minority; do not pass.
House of Representatives
4/19/2025
Placed on second reading.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
1st substitute bill substituted
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Held on calendar.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Floor amendment
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 50; nays, 48; absent, 0; excused, 0.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
Senate
4/23/2025
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
Senate
4/25/2025
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
Senate
4/25/2025
WM - Majority; do pass.
Senate
4/25/2025
Minority; do not pass.
Senate
4/25/2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Senate
4/25/2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Senate
4/26/2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Senate
4/26/2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0.
Senate
4/26/2025
Speaker signed.
House of Representatives
4/26/2025
President signed.
Senate
4/27/2025
Delivered to Governor.
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
Governor signed.
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
Chapter 420, 2025 Laws.
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
Effective date 7/27/2025*.
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Floor Amendment

Couture 2081-S AMH COUT H2295.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Couture 2081-S AMH COUT H2296.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Couture 2081-S AMH COUT H2297.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Leavitt 2081-S AMH LEAV H2291.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Leavitt 2081-S AMH LEAV H2300.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Orcutt 2081-S AMH ORCU H2278.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Orcutt 2081-S AMH ORCU H2279.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Orcutt 2081-S AMH ORCU H2298.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Orcutt 2081-S AMH ORCU H2299.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Orcutt 2081-S AMH ORCU H2301.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Orcutt 2081-S AMH ORCU H2302.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Orcutt 2081-S AMH ORCU H2303.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Orcutt 2081-S AMH ORCU H2305.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Orcutt 2081-S AMH ORCU H2306.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Orcutt 2081-S AMH ORCU H2307.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Springer 2081-S AMH SPRI TAYT 491

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Walen 2081-S AMH WALE H2287.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Bronoske 2081-S AMH BRON H2277.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Couture 2081-S AMH COUT H2283.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Couture 2081-S AMH COUT H2284.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Couture 2081-S AMH COUT H2322.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Walen 2081-S AMH WALE H2289.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Berg 2081-S AMH BER TAYT 489

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Berg 2081-S AMH BER TAYT 490

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Berg 2081-S AMH BER H2288.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Couture 2081-S AMH COUT H2285.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Couture 2081-S AMH COUT H2286.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Couture 2081-S AMH COUT H2292.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Couture 2081-S AMH COUT H2293.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Couture 2081-S AMH COUT H2294.1

Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Warnick 2081-S.E AMS WARN S3359.1

4/26/2025Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Boehnke 2081-S.E AMS BOEH S3362.1

4/26/2025Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Boehnke 2081-S.E AMS BOEH S3363.1

4/26/2025Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Boehnke 2081-S.E AMS BOEH S3380.1

4/26/2025Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Boehnke 2081-S.E AMS BOEH S3400.1

4/26/2025Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Braun 2081-S.E AMS BRAU S3378.2

4/26/2025Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Christian 2081-S.E AMS CHRI S3379.1

4/26/2025Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Christian 2081-S.E AMS CHRI S3386.1

4/26/2025Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Gildon 2081-S.E AMS GILD S3358.1

4/26/2025Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Gildon 2081-S.E AMS GILD S3360.1

4/26/2025Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Gildon 2081-S.E AMS GILD S3369.1

4/26/2025Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

MacEwen 2081-S.E AMS MACE MITC 767

4/26/2025Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Muzzall 2081-S.E AMS MUZZ S3366.1

4/26/2025Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Muzzall 2081-S.E AMS MUZZ S3371.1

4/26/2025Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Short 2081-S.E AMS SHOR S3370.1

4/26/2025Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Torres 2081-S.E AMS TORR S3361.1

4/26/2025Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Wagoner 2081-S.E AMS WAGO S3368.1

4/26/2025Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Schmick 2081-S AMH SHMK H2277.1

4/21/2025Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Orcutt 2081-S AMH ORCU H2291.1

4/21/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage
4/26/2025
26
Yea
22
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Committee on Ways & Means: do pass
4/25/2025
15
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House 3rd Reading & Final Passage
4/22/2025
50
Yea
48
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Committee on Finance: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass
4/19/2025
9
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/20/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/1970275.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/1970286.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/1970286.4 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/1970290.6 KB
Chaptered
Bill Text1/1/1970306.6 KB
Misc
Misc1/1/197013.1 KB
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Misc
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