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SB1185 • 2025

a tax credit for local newspaper subscriptions

a tax credit for local newspaper subscriptions

Taxes
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Sponsor
Senators Spreitzer, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Roys, cosponsored by Representatives Brown, Emerson, Johnson, Anderson, Clancy, McCarville, Sinicki, Udell and Stubbs
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
S - Agriculture and Revenue
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 Sen.

    Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor

  2. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  3. 2026-03-19 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Spreitzer , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Roys ; cosponsored by Representatives Brown , Emerson , Johnson , Anderson , Clancy , McCarville , Sinicki , Udell and Stubbs

  4. 2026-03-19 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

Official Summary Text

a tax credit for local newspaper subscriptions
Status: S - Agriculture and Revenue