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SB 5796: Payroll expense tax
Data last updated: bill actions through Aug 23, 2026 · lobbyist reports through Sep 30, 2026 (read Oct 14, 2026)
Enacting an excise tax on large employers on the amount of payroll expenses above the social security wage threshold to fund programs and services to benefit Washingtonians.
- Prime sponsor
- Rebecca Saldaña
- Introduced
- Mar 21, 2025
- Status
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (Jan 12, 2026)
- The Legislature's page
- SB 5796 on leg.wa.gov
Floor votes
No floor roll call on file (it didn't pass a chamber, or it was decided without one).
Who lobbied on it 18
| Employer | Lobbyists | To 2026 candidates |
|---|---|---|
| WA ST BUDGET & POLICY CENTER | 3 | — |
| ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTE | 2 | — |
| STARBUCKS | 2 | — |
| TECHNOLOGY NETWORK | 2 | — |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | 1 | $114,000 |
| AVISTA CORP | 1 | $98,200 |
| Americans for Prosperity | 1 | — |
| BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSN OF WA | 1 | — |
| FAITH ACTION NETWORK | 1 | — |
| Fuse Washington | 1 | $2,650 |
| HF Sinclair | 1 | — |
| Invest in Washington Now | 1 | — |
| JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC | 1 | — |
| NATL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | 1 | — |
| The Arc of King County | 1 | — |
| WA Hospitality Assn | 1 | $39,600 |
| WA ST PSYCHIATRIC ASSN | 1 | — |
| Washington State Medical Oncology Society | 1 | — |
Lobbying reports name a bill number, not a position on it or a version of it. Money: what each employer (as a donor to two or more 2026 candidates) gave to the 2026 campaigns of the members who voted yea or nay on the bill's latest final passage in each chamber.