Enacting an excise tax on large operating companies on the amount of payroll expenses above the minimum wage threshold of the additional medicare tax to fund services to benefit Washingtonians and establishing the Well Washington fund account.

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Overview Bill text 1 History 3 Sponsors

Jan 22, 2026 · House

Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.

Jan 12, 2026 · House

First reading, referred to Finance.

Dec 4, 2025 · House

Prefiled for introduction.

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

17.7% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 41%, measured from WA's completed sessions
Momentum -1 45/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 263 days quiet

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