2025 legislative session •

House floor action just ended for the week. State lawmakers will return to the Capitol on Monday for the last week of the 2025 legislative session. The House and Senate still need to pass final versions of the operating, transportation, and capital budgets and reconcile differences on legislation passed by both chambers.

$12 billion: Democrats continue to push for the largest tax increases in state history. However, on Thursday, Gov. Bob Ferguson said that “raising $12 billion in taxes is unsustainable, too risky and fails to adequately prepare Washington state for the crisis that looms ahead.” Read his full statement here.

Property taxes: House Bill 2049 passed out of the House Finance Committee this morning. The measure would increase property taxes by lifting the annual growth cap from 1% up to 3%, based on inflation and population changes. Rep. Ed Orcutt explains why Republicans oppose the policy in this video.

More tax increase proposals:

  • House Bill 2077: A new tax on automakers on the sale of Zero Emission Vehicle credits. (Tesla Tax)
  • House Bill 2081: A new B&O surcharge on businesses over $250 million of gross income (exempting manufacturers, farmers, and grocers), raises the B&O surcharge on financial institutions over $1 billion, raises the B&O surcharge on advanced computing businesses, and a B&O tax increase for retailing, wholesaling, manufacturing, and services.
  • House Bill 2084: A new tax on storage units and a repeal of the gold and bullion tax preference.
  • Senate Bill 5813: An expansion of the capital gains tax and an increase to the estate tax.
  • Senate Bill 5814: A sales tax prepayment on businesses with more than $3 million in sales, an extension of the retail sales tax to certain services, and a new tax on Zyn.
  • Senate Bill 5794: Eliminates seven tax preferences.
  • Senate Bill 5797: A new wealth tax on stocks, bonds, and other financial intangible assets.
  • Find other tax increase proposals here: How Democrats want to tax you

Parental rights: House Bill 1296 and Senate Bill 5181, two measures that would gut the parental rights initiative from 2024, have passed both chambers. In floor action for Senate Bill 5181 on Monday, Washington House Democrats shut down debate on the last amendment and final passage by utilizing a controversial rule change they made in January. House Republican Leader Drew Stokesbary condemned the move and called it “a dangerous precedent.” Learn more below.

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Fix Washington: As the last week of the 2025 legislative session plays out, just a reminder that Washington House Republicans offered a comprehensive set of solutions — including 33 bills — to address our state’s catalog of crises and Fix Washington.

-Washington House Republicans