BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

SB 6061: Nonresident sales tax exemp

Changing the nonresident sales tax exemption into a refund program.

Summary

Residents of states, possessions, or Canadian provinces that are currently exempt from state sales tax must pay the sales tax at the time of purchase. Instead of being exempt, they may request a refund from the Department of Revenue (DOR) for the state portion of the sales tax paid.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6061), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to changing the nonresident sales tax exemption into a refund program;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 6061 (2025–26) Tourism assessment · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6061 (2023–24) Housing development/SEPA · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6061 (2019–20) Telemedicine training · Enacted · Chapter 147, Laws of 2020
SB 6061 (2017–18) Ferry natural gas conversion · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6061 (2015–16) Revenue T.O. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6061 (2013–14) HS academic acceleration · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6061 (2009–10) WA state ferry system · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6061 (2007–08) Caged egg laying hens · Did not pass · died in committee