2025-2026 Regular Session
SB 5796
Payroll expense tax
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Bill overview
Enacting an excise tax on large employers on the amount of payroll expenses above the social security wage threshold to fund programs and services to benefit Washingtonians.
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Primary sponsor
Rebecca Saldaña
SenateWADemocrat
Cosponsors
Bill Ramos
SenateWADemocrat
Bob Hasegawa
SenateWADemocrat
Emily Alvarado
SenateWADemocrat
Jamie Pedersen
SenateWADemocrat
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