WA HB2167

Requires the Department of Revenue to automatically reduce Washington's state retail sales and use tax rate (RCW 82.08.050) if the legislature enacts an income tax or tax on individual earnings

Sales tax reduction must be commensurate with the projected revenue increase from the new income or earnings tax, effectively offsetting the new tax revenue

Adds a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW establishing this automatic trigger mechanism

Legislative findings cite Washington as the fourth most expensive state to live in and characterize income tax proposals as "economically damaging" and previously ruled unconstitutional