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WA HB2121

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jim Walsh

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Exempts nonprofits (as defined in RCW 82.04.635), schools regulated under Title 28A RCW or chapter 72.40 RCW, and educational institutions (as defined in RCW 26.30.010) from retail sales tax on specified services including IT services, website development, security services, temporary staffing, and advertising services

  • Excludes sales of digital goods, digital codes, and digital automated services from retail sales tax when sold to qualifying nonprofits, schools, or educational institutions, including human-effort services, live presentations, advertising services, and data processing services

  • Applies exemptions to transactions between members of affiliated business groups as already defined under existing law (RCW 82.04.299(1)(f))

  • Amends RCW 82.04.050 to modify the definition of "sale at retail" and "retail sale" to exclude these qualifying transactions

  • Exempts the bill from the standard tax preference performance statement requirements under RCW 82.32.805 and 82.32.808

Legislative Description

Exempting nonprofits and schools from certain sales and use taxes on services.

Last Action

First reading, referred to Finance.

1/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Finance1/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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