WA legislative session ends with budgets passed and a dash of drama

By: Jerry Cornfield, Jake Goldstein-Street, Aspen Ford

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 1,090

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Washington Legislature concluded its 2026 session Thursday evening after passing a batch of budgets and navigating late-breaking drama over the elimination of a data center tax break that threatened to throw lawmakers into a special session.

Sine Die for the 60-day sprint came around 8:30 p.m.

Passage of Democrats’ signature policy for the session, a tax on household income greater than $1 million a year, dominated conversation nearly every day. It gained final legislative …

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