Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HB2655: Data center sales tax ex.
Status: In committee, February 6, 2026
Providing a retail sales and use tax exemption for the construction and equipping of new data centers located in a county east of the Cascades that borders another state and has a population of at least 500,000.
What the bill says
An act Relating to providing a retail sales and use tax exemption for the construction and equipping of new data centers located in a county east of the Cascades that borders another state and has a population of at least 500,000; amending RCW 82.08.988; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; creating a new section; and providing expiration dates. NEW SECTION.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to providing a retail sales and use tax exemption for the construction and equipping of new data centers located in a county east of the Cascades that borders another state and has a population of at least 500,000; amending RCW 82.08.988; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; creating a new section; and providing expiration dates. NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 82.08 RCW to read as follows: (1)(a) An exemption from the tax imposed by RCW 82.08.020 is provided for sales to qualifying businesses and to qualifying tenants of eligible server equipment to be installed, without intervening use, in an eligible computer data center to which a valid exemption certificate applies, and to charges made for labor and services rendered in respect to installing eligible server equipment. (b) This exemption also applies to sales to qualifying businesses and to qualifying tenants of eligible power infrastructure, including labor and services rendered in respect to constructing, installing, repairing, altering, or improving eligible power infrastructure at an eligible computer data center for which an exemption certificate has been issued. (c) No new exemption certificates may be issued on or after July 1, 2036. (d) The exemptions provided in this section expire July 1, 2048. (2)(a) …
Sponsors
- Timm Ormsby (D) · primary sponsor
- Mike Volz (R)
- Alex Ybarra (R)
- April Berg (D)
- Lawrence Springer (D)
- Mia Gregerson (D)
Latest actions
- : Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- : First reading, referred to Finance.
Subjects: TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS, CREDITS, DEDUCTIONS, DEFERRALS, ETC.
Common questions
- What is HB2655?
- HB2655 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Data center sales tax ex.
- What does HB2655 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to providing a retail sales and use tax exemption for the construction and equipping of new data centers located in a county east of the Cascades that borders another state and has a population of at least 500,000; amending RCW 82.08.988; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; creating a new section; and providing expiration dates. NEW SECTION.
- What is the status of HB2655?
- In committee as of February 6, 2026. Latest action: Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. (February 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2655?
- Timm Ormsby (D), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2655?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2655&Year=2025
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