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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1058: Freight railroad infra.

Providing incentives to improve freight railroad infrastructure.

Summary

  • Creates various business and occupation, public utility, and retail sales and use tax credits and exemptions for donated materials, maintenance, modernization, and new construction on short line railroad tracks.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1058), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Andrew Barkis (R-2)
Introduced
January 13, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026
Companion bill
SB 5063
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to providing incentives to improve freight railroad infrastructure;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Andrew Barkis (R-2)

29 co-sponsors (19 Democrats, 10 Republicans)

Mari Leavitt D-28Chris Corry R-15Jake Fey D-27April Connors R-8Tarra Simmons D-23Ed Orcutt R-20Chipalo Street D-37Dan Griffey R-35Julia Reed D-36Alex Ybarra R-13Greg Nance D-23Sam Low R-39Adam Bernbaum D-24Julio Cortes D-38Larry Springer D-45Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Cindy Ryu D-32Suzanne Schmidt R-4Matt Marshall R-2Cyndy Jacobsen R-25Adison Richards D-26Lisa Callan D-5Beth Doglio D-22Joe Timmons D-42Stephanie Barnard R-8April Berg D-44Osman Salahuddin D-48Kristine Reeves D-30Brandy Donaghy D-44

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Referred to Appropriations.
  3. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  4. FIN - Majority; do pass.
  5. First reading, referred to Finance.
  6. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1058 in other sessions

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

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