Washington state Senate approves tax on personal income over $1M

By: Jerry Cornfield

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: February 17, 2026

Words: 1,277

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Washington state moved one step closer Monday to creating a personal income tax two years after the Legislature said it wouldn’t.

Majority Democrats in the Senate advanced legislation on a 27-22 vote to tax households earning more than a million dollars. Passage of the bill followed a three-and-a-half hour debate on whether this will make for a fairer tax code or harm the economy and incite an exodus of Washington’s wealthy residents.

House Speaker …

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