General Excise Tax; County Surcharge; Tax Assessment; Use

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Authorizes a county with a pre-existing surcharge to continue the surcharge after December 31, 2030, at a lower rate of one-fourth per cent. Authorizes counties that have not adopted a surcharge ordinance on state tax to adopt a surcharge ordinance at the current rate of one-half of one per cent through December 31, 2030, and at a rate of one-fourth of one per cent after December 31, 2030. Expands the authorized use of surcharge revenues to more than capital costs of a locally preferred alternative for a mass transit project for counties with a population greater than five hundred thousand.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jan 14, 2025SenatePending Introduction.
2. Jan 15, 2025SenateIntroduced and passed First Reading.
3. Jan 21, 2025CommitteeReferred to EIG, WAM. · Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
4. Dec 8, 2025LegislatureCarried over to 2026 Regular Session.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The 6 members who introduced it.

• Karl RhoadsD Primary sponsor · District 13
• Stanley ChangD Primary sponsor · District 9
• Michelle N. KidaniD Primary sponsor · District 18
• Herbert M. "Tim" Richards IIID Primary sponsor · District 4
• Brandon J.C. ElefanteD Primary sponsor · District 16
• Kurt FevellaR Primary sponsor · District 20