Bill

Payroll expense tax

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.

Sponsors

Representative ScottPrimary

Representative BerrySecondaryRepresentative DoglioSecondaryRepresentative FarivarSecondaryRepresentative FosseSecondaryRepresentative GregersonSecondaryRepresentative HillSecondaryRepresentative MacriSecondaryRepresentative MenaSecondaryRepresentative ObrasSecondaryRepresentative ParshleySecondaryRepresentative PetersonSecondaryRepresentative PolletSecondaryRepresentative ReedSecondaryRepresentative RyuSecondaryRepresentative SantosSecondaryRepresentative SimmonsSecondaryRepresentative StreetSecondaryRepresentative ThomasSecondary

Official bill summary on app.leg.wa.gov →

Current status: First reading, referred to Finance.

1. Jan 12, 2026
   First reading, referred to Finance.