Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington SB6006: Food banks/sales tax
Status: Passed one chamber, March 12, 2026
Exempting food banks from the retail sales tax imposed on certain services.
What the bill says
An act Relating to exempting food banks from the retail sales tax imposed on certain services; amending RCW 82.04.050; and creating a new section.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to exempting food banks from the retail sales tax imposed on certain services; amending RCW 82.04.050; and creating a new section. Sec. 1. RCW 82.04.050 and 2025 c 422 s 101 are each amended to read as follows: (1)(a) "Sale at retail" or "retail sale" means every sale of tangible personal property (including articles produced, fabricated, or imprinted) to all persons irrespective of the nature of their business and including, among others, without limiting the scope hereof, persons who install, repair, clean, alter, improve, construct, or decorate real or personal property of or for consumers other than a sale to a person or (ii) Installs, repairs, cleans, alters, imprints, improves, constructs, or decorates real or personal property of or for consumers, if such tangible personal property becomes an ingredient or component of such real or personal property without intervening use by such person; or (iii) Purchases for the purpose of consuming the property purchased in producing for sale as a new article of tangible personal property or substance, of which such property becomes an ingredient or component or is a chemical used in processing, when the primary purpose of such chemical is to create a chemical reaction directly through contact with an ingredient of a new article being produced for sale; or (iv) Purchases for the purpose …
Sponsors
- Chris Gildon (R) · primary sponsor
- Leonard Christian (R)
- Perry Dozier (R)
- Deborah Krishnadasan (D)
- Marko Liias (D)
- Sharon Shewmake (D)
- Shelly Short (R)
Latest actions
- : By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- : First reading, referred to Finance.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- : Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- : Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- : WM - Majority; do pass.
- : Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
- : Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- : First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (March 3, 2026): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Ways & Means: Do pass (March 2, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS, CREDITS, DEDUCTIONS, DEFERRALS, ETC.
Common questions
- What is SB6006?
- SB6006 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Food banks/sales tax.
- What does SB6006 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to exempting food banks from the retail sales tax imposed on certain services; amending RCW 82.04.050; and creating a new section.
- What is the status of SB6006?
- Passed one chamber as of March 12, 2026. Latest action: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (March 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB6006?
- Chris Gildon (R), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB6006?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6006&Year=2025
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