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.

 S-3552.1

SENATE BILL 6093

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senators Saldaña, Lovelett, Alvarado, Frame, and Nobles

Read first time 01/13/26. Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

AN ACT Relating to 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; adding a new section to chapter 43.79R CW; adding a new Title to the Revised Code of Washington to be codified as Title 50C RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

PART I

LEGISLATIVE INTENT