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Alive (Cleared Cutoff)
⚠️ Critical Deadline: March 2 fiscal cutoff has passed. Bills in fiscal committees are dead. Floor cutoff is March 12 (Thursday). Anything not voted on by midnight Thursday dies automatically.
✅ ALIVE BILLS - Positioned for Passage
🔴 HIGH PRIORITY / REDMOND IMPACT
| Bill |
Title |
Status |
Outlook |
| HB 2418 |
Permit Review Reform
120-day shot clocks, Melissa Stuart bill |
Senate Floor 2nd Reading |
78% - Ready for floor vote, bipartisan support |
| SB 6346 |
Millionaires Tax
Capital gains over $250K |
House Finance → Floor |
65% - Exec action Feb 27, advancing |
| SB 6347 |
Estate Tax Reinstatement
Rolls back 2025 increase |
House Rules |
75% - Advanced from Finance, bipartisan |
| SB 6026 |
Residential Dev in Commercial
Removes ground-floor retail mandates |
House Rules |
68% - Advanced from Approps Mar 4 |
🟡 MEDIUM PRIORITY
| Bill |
Title |
Status |
| HB 2257 |
DOR Tax Administration |
House Rules |
| SB 6113 |
DOR Tax (Senate) |
Passed Senate → House |
⚠️ AT RISK - LOW PRIORITY
| Bill |
Title |
Status |
Risk |
| HB 2278 |
Tourism Promotion Areas |
House Rules (since Feb 5) |
May not get scheduled |
| HB 2325 |
Tourism Assessment Program |
House Floor |
Low priority |
| SB 6061 |
Tourism Assessment (Senate) |
Senate Floor |
Low priority |
| HB 2489 |
Public Space Standards |
House Rules |
Uncertain |
❌ DEAD BILLS - Missed March 2 Cutoff
Tax Bills (7)
- SB 6173 - Apple Health Assessment (Ways & Means, no action Feb 19)
- SB 6229 - Small Business Stock Taxation (Ways & Means, no action Feb 19)
- HB 2100 - Payroll Tax (Finance, stalled Jan 22)
- SB 6093 - Payroll Tax Senate (Ways & Means, stalled Jan 13)
- HB 2615 - Tax Amnesty (Approps, no action Feb 6)
- HB 2270 - Lodging Tax (Finance, stalled Jan 12)
- HB 2736 - Estate Tax Rates (Finance, no action Feb 20)
Tech & Other (7)
- HB 2730 - Aerospace Tax Preferences (Finance)
- HB 1833 - AI Grant Program (after cutoff)
- HB 2225 - AI Chatbot Regulation (Tech)
- HB 2446 - Quantum Tech Development (Approps)
- HB 2480 - Residential Development (Local Gov)
- HB 1319 - Wealth Tax (Finance)
- SB 6209 - Financial Aid (Ways & Means)
📊 OUTLOOK SUMMARY
| Category |
Bills |
Likelihood |
Expected Passage |
| Near-Certain |
HB 2418, SB 6347, SB 6346 |
70-78% |
3 bills |
| Moderate Chance |
SB 6026, SB 6113, HB 2257 |
60-68% |
2-3 bills |
| At Risk (Rules) |
HB 2278, HB 2325, HB 2489, SB 6061 |
50-60% |
1-2 bills |
| Total Expected |
— |
— |
6-8 bills |
🎯 ONE REDMOND PRIORITIES
✅ Top Win: HB 2418 (Permit Reform) - Melissa Stuart's bill with 120-day shot clocks is positioned for passage. This directly impacts Redmond development timelines.
⚠️ Watch: SB 6026 (Residential Dev) - Could increase housing density in commercial zones. In House Rules, decent chance of passage.
📅 THIS WEEK'S CALENDAR
| Date |
Action |
Impact |
| Mon Mar 9 |
Rules Committee scheduling |
Bills in Rules may get floor calendar slots |
| Tue-Thu |
Floor votes |
Long days expected, bills moving fast |
| Thu Mar 12 |
Sine Die (midnight) |
Session ends - anything not voted on dies |