WA SB 6347

enacted

Undoing the recent changes to the estate tax. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Undoing certain changes to the estate tax.)

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WA SB 6347 pass?

Yes. WA SB 6347 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-24): Effective date 6/11/2026.

What is WA SB 6347 about?

WA SB 6347 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Undoing the recent changes to the estate tax. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Undoing certain changes to the estate tax.)”.

Who sponsors WA SB 6347?

Kauffman is the primary sponsor of WA SB 6347, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-24 — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-24
Effective date 6/11/2026.
became-law
2026-03-24
Chapter 209, 2026 Laws.
became-law
2026-03-24
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-13
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2026-03-12
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-12
President signed.
passage
2026-03-12
Passed final passage; yeas, 39; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0.
passage
2026-03-12
Senate concurred in House amendments.
2026-03-11
Third reading, passed; yeas, 85; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 5.
reading-3
2026-03-11
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-03-11
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-03-11
Committee amendment not adopted.
amendment-failure
2026-03-06
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-03-02
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-03-02
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-03-02
FIN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
2026-02-26
Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
2026-02-17
First reading, referred to Finance.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-16
Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-02-16
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-16
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-02-12
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-02-09
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-02-09
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-09
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-09
WM - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-09
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-06
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-04
First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
reading-1,referral-committee

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10)
2026-02-16 · pass · 38-11
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: no
- Bateman: no
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: yes
- Chapman: no
- Christian: yes
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: no
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: yes
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: no
- Gildon: yes
- Goehner: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hasegawa: no
- Holy: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: no
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: yes
- McCune: yes
- Muzzall: yes
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: no
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: yes
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: yes
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: yes
- Trudeau: no
- Valdez: no
- Wagoner: yes
- Warnick: yes
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: no
- Wilson, J.: yes
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#39)
2026-03-11 · pass · 85-8
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: yes
- Abell: yes
- Barkis: yes
- Barnard: yes
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: yes
- Callan: yes
- Chase: yes
- Connors: yes
- Corry: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: yes
- Davis: yes
- Dent: yes
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: yes
- Dye: yes
- Engell: yes
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: other
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: yes
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: yes
- Hackney: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hill: yes
- Jacobsen: yes
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: yes
- Klicker: yes
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: yes
- Low: yes
- Macri: no
- Manjarrez: yes
- Marshall: yes
- McClintock: yes
- McEntire: other
- Mena: no
- Mendoza: yes
- Morgan: no
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: other
- Ormsby: yes
- Ortiz-Self: yes
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: yes
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: no
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: no
- Richards: yes
- Rude: yes
- Rule: yes
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Scott: no
- Shavers: yes
- Simmons: no
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: yes
- Stokesbary: yes
- Stonier: yes
- Street: no
- Stuebe: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: other
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Volz: yes
- Walen: other
- Walsh: yes
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5)
2026-03-12 · pass · 39-10
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: no
- Bateman: no
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: yes
- Chapman: no
- Christian: yes
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: no
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: yes
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: no
- Gildon: yes
- Goehner: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hasegawa: no
- Holy: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: no
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: yes
- McCune: yes
- Muzzall: yes
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: no
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: yes
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: yes
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: yes
- Trudeau: no
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: yes
- Warnick: yes
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: no
- Wilson, J.: yes

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6347&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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