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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1728: Estate tax/nonfamilial heir

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1728 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Adding a nonfamilial heir to the estate tax deduction. Primary sponsor: Ed Orcutt (R). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to adding a nonfamilial heir to the estate tax deduction;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ed OrcuttPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Stephanie BarnardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Jeremie DufaultCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Carolyn EslickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Cyndy JacobsenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Deb ManjarrezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Gloria MendozaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Melanie MorganCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
My-Linh ThaiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  3. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  4. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  5. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  6. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  7. First reading, referred to Finance.

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page