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WA HB2083
Bill
Status
4/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Monica Stonier
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AI Summary
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Extends Washington state retail sales tax to additional services including IT consulting, technical support, website development, security services, temporary staffing, and advertising services, effective October 1, 2025
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Removes existing exemptions for custom software, software customization, and narrows exclusions for digital automated services by eliminating carve-outs for human-effort-based services, live presentations, advertising, and data processing
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Expands tobacco product tax definitions to include all nicotine products (whether derived from tobacco or created synthetically) intended for human consumption, effective January 1, 2026
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Requires businesses with $3,000,000 or more in taxable retail sales during 2026 to prepay 80% of their June 2026 state sales tax collections by June 25, 2027, with a 10% penalty for non-compliance
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Revenue generated will fund public schools, health care, behavioral health services, developmental disability support, and long-term care for the elderly through the state general fund
Legislative Description
Modernizing the excise taxes on select services and nicotine products and requiring certain large businesses to make a one-time prepayment of state sales tax collection.
Last Action
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
1/12/2026