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WA SB6231
Bill
Status
Enrolled
3/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Noel Frame
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AI Summary
- Eliminates the sales tax exemption for replacement server equipment at data centers while maintaining exemptions for original server equipment installations
- Removes the ability for data centers to claim exemptions for equipment that replaces existing servers previously purchased under the tax exemption program
- Ends exemption certificates for refurbished data centers as of July 1, 2026, and prohibits refurbished data centers from qualifying for the urban county exemption program
- Maintains existing exemptions for original server equipment, eligible power infrastructure, and labor/services for new data center construction through the current expiration dates (July 1, 2048 for rural counties; July 1, 2038 for urban counties)
- Effective date of July 1, 2026, with stated legislative intent to increase general fund revenue by eliminating tax preferences that provide preferential treatment to private interests
Legislative Description
Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.
Last Action
Delivered to Governor.
3/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules3/9/2026
Finance3/3/2026
Rules2/23/2026
Ways & Means1/20/2026
Full Bill Text
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