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WA HB1126

Bill

Status

Engrossed

1/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Amy Walen

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Local sales and use tax changes require written notification to the Department of Revenue at least 75 days in advance (or 30 days for taxes that credit against state taxes), with changes taking effect only on January 1, April 1, or July 1

  • Annexation-related tax changes must include a complete ordinance with legal description, boundary map, and list of all parcel numbers in the annexed territory

  • Public facilities districts imposing sales and use taxes must notify the department in writing at least 75 days before bonds financing regional centers are retired, triggering tax expiration

  • Taxes for public facilities district regional centers expire when financing bonds are retired, but no more than 40 years after first collection

  • Removes obsolete reference to 2011-2013 fiscal biennium distribution reductions for public facilities districts

Legislative Description

Standardizing notification provisions relating to local tax rate changes and shared taxes administered by the department.

Last Action

House Rules "X" file.

1/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules4/27/2025
Local Government1/31/2025
Rules1/27/2025
Finance1/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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