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Estimated Washington State Debt Per Household: $24,109.25

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Real-money Tax

SB5794 Real-money Tax (Passed 26 to 22 on 4/24/2025). Eliminates 20 tax exemptions, such as those for in-state hauling and gold-bullion sales.

S | April 24, 2025
Real-money Tax

SB5794 Real-money Tax (Passed 53 to 45 on 4/23/2025). Eliminates 20 tax exemptions, including those for in-state hauling and gold-bullion sales.

H | April 23, 2025
Permits for Firearms

HB1163 Permits for Firearms (Passed 57 to 39 on 4/22/2025). Requires anyone in Washington wanting to purchase a firearm to obtain a five‑year state permit from the Washington State Patrol.

H | April 22, 2025
Greenhouse-gas Emissions

HB1462 Greenhouse-gas Emissions (Passed 58 to 39 on 4/22/2025). Aims to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by phasing out high-global-warming-potential (GWP) HFCs in stationary-refrigeration and air-conditioning systems.

H | April 22, 2025
Education Funding Increase

SB5192 Education Funding Increase (Passed 85 to 12 on 4/16/2025). Increases per-student funding for school-district materials and operations, consolidates funding into a flexible lump sum, and adds annual inflation adjustments starting in 2026–27.

H | April 16, 2025
Permits for Firearms

HB1163 Permits for Firearms (Passed 29 to 19 on 4/14/2025). Requires anyone in Washington wanting to purchase a firearm to obtain a five‑year state permit from the Washington State Patrol.

S | April 14, 2025
Medicaid Access Program

HB1392 Medicaid Access Program (Passed 31 to 18 on 4/14/2025). Establishes the Medicaid Access Program, which aims to improve healthcare access for Medicaid patients by raising provider payment rates to at least Medicare levels.

S | April 14, 2025
Con-Con Rescission

SJM8008 Con-Con Rescission (Passed 81 to 16 on 4/9/2025). Rescinds prior applications for an Article V constitutional convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States.

H | April 9, 2025
Vehicle Noice Enforcement Cameras

HB1423 Vehicle Noice Enforcement Cameras (Passed 57 to 40 on March 7, 2025). Authorizes a pilot program permitting the use of automated vehicle noise enforcement cameras in designated zones in cities with at least 2,000 residents.

H | March 7, 2025
Hate-crime Leave

SB5101 Hate-crime Leave (Passed 40 to 8 on 2/28/2025). Expands Washington’s existing leave laws, including the Domestic Violence Leave Act, to cover workers affected by so-called hate crimes or bias incidents (including online harassment and threats).

S | February 28, 2025
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