Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HB1210: Urban area tax preferences
Status: Signed into law, March 20, 2026
Concerning targeted urban area tax preferences.
What the bill says
An act Relating to targeted urban area tax preferences; amending RCW 84.25.030 and 84.25.110; and creating new sections. NEW SECTION.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to targeted urban area tax preferences; amending RCW 84.25.030 and 84.25.110; and creating new sections. NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. It is the intent of the legislature to ensure that clean energy transformation businesses have equal access to the existing targeted urban area tax preferences under chapter 84.25 RCW. Washington state has a long-standing commitment to world-class clean energy production and to the creation of family-wage jobs in the clean energy sector. Therefore, the legislature intends to allow cities using the targeted urban area tax preferences to extend additional time to clean energy transformation businesses in an effort to grow Washington's economy and implement the legislature's carbon-free energy objectives. Sec. 2. RCW 84.25.030 and 2022 c 172 s 1 are each amended to read as follows: The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "City" means any city or town. (2) "Family living wage job" means a job that offers health care benefits with a wage that is sufficient for raising a family. A family living wage job must have an average wage of $23 an hour or more, working 2,080 hours per year on the subject site, as adjusted annually for inflation by the consumer price index. The family living wage may be increased by the local authority based …
Sponsors
- Stephanie Barnard (R) · primary sponsor
- Lawrence Springer (D)
Latest actions
- : Effective date 6/11/2026.
- : Chapter 120, 2026 Laws.
- : Governor signed.
- : Delivered to Governor.
- : President signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- : Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- : Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (March 6, 2026): 28 yea, 20 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Ways & Means: Do pass (March 2, 2026): 15 yea, 3 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 13, 2026): 80 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Ways & Means: Do pass (April 3, 2025): 17 yea, 5 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (March 11, 2025): 81 yea, 15 nay, passed
- House Committee on Finance: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass (February 6, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ENERGY, TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS, CREDITS, DEDUCTIONS, DEFERRALS, ETC.
Common questions
- What is HB1210?
- HB1210 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Urban area tax preferences.
- What does HB1210 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to targeted urban area tax preferences; amending RCW 84.25.030 and 84.25.110; and creating new sections. NEW SECTION.
- What is the status of HB1210?
- Signed into law as of March 20, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1210?
- Stephanie Barnard (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1210?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1210&Year=2025
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