WA People
BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1364: Unlicensed bingo, etc.

Increasing the gross revenue threshold for unlicensed bingo, raffles, and amusement games conducted by charitable or nonprofit organizations.

Summary

  • Increases, from $5,000 to $15,000, the amount of gross revenues combined from raffles, bingo games , and amusement games, that charitable or nonprofit organizations may generate in a calendar year without obtaining a license from the Washington State Gambling Commission.
  • Increases the threshold for local government taxation of bingo games and amusement games conducted by charitable or nonprofit organizations, so no local government gambling tax may be imposed when gross receipts from these two activities combined do not exceed $15,000 per year, less prizes awarded, instead of when gross receipts from these two activities combined do not exceed $5,000 per year, less prizes awarded.
  • Increases the threshold for local government taxation of raffles conducted by charitable or nonprofit organizations, so no local government gambling tax may be imposed on the first $15,000 of raffle gross receipts, less prizes awarded, instead of on the first $10,000 of raffle gross receipts, less prizes awarded.

From the House Bill Analysis 2026 (HB 1364), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ed Orcutt (R-20)
Introduced
January 17, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to increasing the gross revenue threshold for unlicensed bingo, raffles, and amusement games conducted by charitable or nonprofit organizations;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ed Orcutt (R-20)

5 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 4 Republicans)

Mark Klicker R-16Carolyn Eslick R-39Cyndy Jacobsen R-25John Ley R-18Larry Springer D-45

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

HB 1364 in other sessions

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