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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1993: Child care providers/B&O tax

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 1993 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Exempting child care providers from the business and occupation tax. Primary sponsor: Kevin Waters (R). It lists 2 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 exempting child care providers from the business and occupation tax;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin WatersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Rob ChaseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Matt MarshallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2

“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. First reading, referred to Finance.

Sources

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