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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5813: Tax rates/cap. gains, estate

Enacted 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

SB 5813 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on April 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Increasing funding to the education legacy trust account by creating a more progressive rate structure for the capital gains tax and estate tax. Primary sponsor: Claire Wilson (D). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2025): Governor signed.

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 increasing funding to the education legacy trust account for public education, child care, early learning, and higher education by creating a more progressive rate structure for the capital gains tax and estate tax;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Claire WilsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Emily AlvaradoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Noel FrameCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Jamie PedersenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Derek StanfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Javier ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46

“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. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 421, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 5/20/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  11. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  12. Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 45; absent, 0; excused, 0.

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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