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WashingtonSB 56962025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Concerning the sales and use tax supporting chemical dependency and mental health treatment programs.

Sponsored By: Curtis King (Republican)

Became Law

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Sales tax must fund treatment and courts

Money from this tax only funds mental health and addiction treatment and therapeutic courts. Programs can include treatment, case management, transportation, and housing as part of care. It can fund new buildings or changes only when needed for health and safety. Counties that adopt the tax must run a dependency therapeutic court; other counties may. Most funds must expand services, not replace old money. For new taxes after 2011: up to 50% in years 1–3, and 25% in years 4–5, may replace funds. Funds may replace lapsed federal grants and can pay judges and court staff.

0.1% local sales tax for mental health

Beginning July 27, 2025, counties and some cities may add a 0.1% sales and use tax. It applies only where local leaders adopt it. You pay $0.10 on a $100 taxable purchase. In counties over 800,000 without it by Jan 1, 2011, cities over 30,000 can adopt. If the county later adds one, it must credit the city tax. This tax is on top of current state and local sales taxes.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Curtis King

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 145 • No: 1

House vote • 4/9/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 96 • No: 1 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 3/5/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 49 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.

    4/22/2025Senate

  2. Chapter 152, 2025 Laws.

    4/22/2025Senate

  3. Governor signed.

    4/22/2025legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/17/2025legislature

  5. Speaker signed.

    4/15/2025legislature

  6. President signed.

    4/14/2025legislature

  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    4/9/2025Senate

  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/9/2025Senate

  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    4/8/2025Senate

  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    3/31/2025Senate

  11. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.

    3/27/2025Senate

  12. FIN - Majority; do pass.

    3/27/2025Senate

  13. First reading, referred to Finance.

    3/7/2025Senate

  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    3/5/2025Senate

  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/5/2025Senate

  16. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    3/3/2025Senate

  17. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    2/28/2025Senate

  18. Minority; without recommendation.

    2/27/2025Senate

  19. WM - Majority; do pass.

    2/27/2025Senate

  20. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

    2/7/2025Senate

  21. Introduced

    2/7/2025Senate

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