Increasing fiscal resources for students and children by providing targeted sales tax exemptions for schools and certain before-and-after school care programs and arts and cultural classes.
SB 6351 would exempt specific educational and childcare services from Washington state sales tax. It targets schools, before-and-after school care programs, and arts/cultural classes for children and students. The bill amends tax law to remove sales tax on purchases for these services, directly increasing funding available to qualifying programs. This policy change provides immediate fiscal relief to schools and childcare providers by reducing their operational costs.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2026
Last action Mar 12, 2026
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The bill text was updated to reflect its progression from the Senate floor to the Ways & Means Committee, including a change in the bill number and a revised effective date. The substantive policy content regarding sales tax exemptions for schools and before-and-after school care programs remains unchanged.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's policy application is unchanged; only the procedural metadata regarding the bill's status and timeline was updated.
TIMELINE
The effective date for the new tax exemptions was changed from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2027.
TECHNICAL
The bill number was updated from S-4786.3 to S-5580.1 to reflect its new position in the legislative queue.
The bill's procedural status was updated to indicate it was referred to the Committee on Ways & Means and read for the first time on a new date.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Mar 3, 2026
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 3, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0)
senate
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adrian Cortes
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
Claire Wilson
DDemocratic
Co
Deb Krishnadasan
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Stanford
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Pedersen
DDemocratic
Co
Javier Valdez
DDemocratic
Co
Manka Dhingra
DDemocratic
Co
Noel Frame
DDemocratic
Co
RS
Rebecca Saldaña
DDemocratic
Co
Steve Conway
DDemocratic
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