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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5771

SB 5771: WFTC increase/tenants

Increasing the working families' tax credit to reflect the economic impact of property taxes incorporated into rental amounts charged to residential tenants.

Summary

  • Provides an additional Working Families Tax Credit refund amount of up to $300 to persons who leased or rented their primary residence within the state of Washington for at least 183 days during the year for which the credit is claimed.
  • Provides two null and void clauses.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5771), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
  2. Out of committeeFeb 28, 2025
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
June Robinson (D-38)
Introduced
February 21, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2026
Companion bill
HB 2025
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5771, SSB 5771

AN ACT Relating to increasing the working families' tax credit to reflect the economic impact of property taxes incorporated into rental amounts charged to residential tenants;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: June Robinson (D-38)

16 co-sponsors (16 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Annette Cleveland D-49Adrian Cortes D-18Noel Frame D-36Bob Hasegawa D-11Claudia Kauffman D-47Deborah Krishnadasan D-26Marko Liias D-21T'wina Nobles D-28Jamie Pedersen D-43Marcus Riccelli D-3Rebecca Saldaña D-37Vandana Slatter D-48Derek Stanford D-1Yasmin Trudeau D-27Javier Valdez D-46Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5771)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5771)
  4. Senate Rules "X" file.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5771)
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5771)
  8. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5771)
  9. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5771)
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. Minority; without recommendation.
  12. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5771 in other sessions

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

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