Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 13 D cosponsors

SB 5768 — Expanding eligibility for the working families' tax credit to everyone age 18 and older.

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

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 21, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 13 sponsors

    1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (13 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

35 added · 41 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Senate Bill 5768 made a small but significant change regarding age requirements for certain tax provisions. Previously, the bill referenced a specific section of the Internal Revenue Code for age criteria, but now it simplifies this by stating that individuals who are at least 18 by the end of the prior federal tax year can qualify, regardless of the specific age limitations mentioned earlier. This change broadens eligibility for those seeking tax assistance and aims to make it easier for young adults to benefit from these provisions.

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S-2002.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5768 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senate Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Saldaña, Cleveland, Cortes, Dhingra, Frame, Krishnadasan, Nobles, Riccelli, Slatter, Stanford, Trudeau, Valdez, and C.
S-1736.1 SENATE BILL 5768 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senators Saldaña, Cleveland, Cortes, Dhingra, Frame, Krishnadasan, Nobles, Riccelli, Slatter, Stanford, Trudeau, Valdez, and C.
Wilson) READ FIRST TIME 02/28/25.
Wilson Read first time 02/21/25.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
creating new sections;
creating a new section;
1 SSB 5768 presumption that a person paid either retail sales tax under this chapter or use tax under chapter 82.12 RCW, or both, if they were a Washington resident during the year for which the credit is claimed.
1 SB 5768 presumption that a person paid either retail sales tax under this chapter or use tax under chapter 82.12 RCW, or both, if they were a Washington resident during the year for which the credit is claimed.
or (C) The individual does not meet the age requirement under Title 26 U.S.C.
or (C) The individual does not meet the age requirement, but is at least age 18 by the end of the prior federal tax year.
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32(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) of the internal revenue code, but is at least age 18 by the end of the prior federal tax year.
2 SSB 5768 a Washington resident.
2 SB 5768 a Washington resident.
3 SSB 5768 previous year for the most recent 12-month period.
3 SB 5768 previous year for the most recent 12-month period.
4 SSB 5768 after the end of the calendar year in which the federal income tax return for that tax year was legally due for federal income tax purposes, without regard to any federal extension.
4 SB 5768 after the end of the calendar year in which the federal income tax return for that tax year was legally due for federal income tax purposes, without regard to any federal extension.
5 SSB 5768 eligibility requirements as provided in this section.
5 SB 5768 eligibility requirements as provided in this section.
6 SSB 5768 Sec.
6 SB 5768 Sec.
7 SSB 5768 NEW SECTION.
7 SB 5768 NEW SECTION.
NEW SECTION.
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5.
If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2025, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void.
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8 SB 5768
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Action History

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

  2. Senate Rules "X" file.

  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  4. Minority; without recommendation.

  5. Minority; do not pass.

  6. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  7. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  8. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  9. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (138)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5768?
SB 5768 is sponsored by Claire Wilson (Democrat), Yasmin Trudeau (Democrat), Derek Stanford (Democrat), Vandana Slatter (Democrat), Marcus Riccelli (Democrat), T'wina Nobles (Democrat), Deborah Krishnadasan (Democrat), Noel Frame (Democrat), Manka Dhingra (Democrat), Annette Cleveland (Democrat), Rebecca Saldaña (Democrat), Adrian Cortes (Democrat), and Javier Valdez (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 5768?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 21, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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