Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House 5 D cosponsors

HB 1532 — Authorizing funding tools to mitigate the impact of sales tax sourcing in certain cities that host industrial and warehousing industries.

Last action — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 23, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

40 added · 40 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to House Bill 1532 include the removal of a provision that required cities to declare themselves as "authorized cities" before imposing a new tax. Additionally, the revised bill now specifies that the effective date of the amendments has been altered, which affects when the new tax regulations will kick in. This matters because it makes it easier for cities to implement the tax without additional bureaucratic steps, potentially leading to quicker revenue for community projects. Moreover, it ensures a more direct focus on community engagement in the budget process, helping residents to better understand how their tax dollars will be used.

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H-1690.1 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1532 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By House Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Stearns, Entenman, Obras, Gregerson, and Bergquist) READ FIRST TIME 02/26/25.
H-0564.1 HOUSE BILL 1532 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Representatives Stearns, Entenman, Obras, Gregerson, and Bergquist Read first time 01/23/25.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
and providing an effective date.
and declaring an emergency.
1 SHB 1532 communities to generate revenue necessary to improve community vitality.
1 HB 1532 communities to generate revenue necessary to improve community vitality.
The ordinance or resolution to impose the tax adopted by legislative body must include the attestation that the city meets the definition of an authorized city in subsection (5) of this section.
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NEW SECTION.
2 SHB 1532 NEW SECTION.
This act takes effect January 1, 2026.
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of p.
2 HB 1532 the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.
3 SHB 1532
3 HB 1532
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Action History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  2. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  3. Minority; without recommendation.

  4. Minority; do not pass.

  5. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  6. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.

  7. Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.

  8. First reading, referred to Finance.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1532?
HB 1532 is sponsored by Steve Bergquist (Democrat), Mia Gregerson (Democrat), Edwin Obras (Democrat), Debra Entenman (Democrat), and Chris Stearns (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1532?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 23, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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