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SB425 • 2025

an annual back-to-school sales tax holiday and making an appropriation

an annual back-to-school sales tax holiday and making an appropriation

Budget Education Taxes
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senators Pfaff, Keyeski, Wall, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, L. Johnson and Habush Sinykin, cosponsored by Representatives J. Jacobson, Brown, Spaude, Palmeri, Goodwin, Udell, Fitzgerald, Miresse, Snodgrass, Joers, Subeck, DeSmidt, Roe, Johnson, Clancy, Ortiz-Velez and Anderson
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Agriculture and Revenue
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-03-19 Sen.

    Senator Smith added as a coauthor

  3. 2025-10-28 Sen.

    Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-10-14 Sen.

    Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-10-03 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. 2025-09-12 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Pfaff , Keyeski , Wall , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Hesselbein , Ratcliff , L. Johnson and Habush Sinykin ; cosponsored by Representatives J. Jacobson , Brown , Spaude , Palmeri , Goodwin , Udell , Fitzgerald , Miresse , Snodgrass , Joers , Subeck , DeSmidt , Roe , Johnson , Clancy , Ortiz-Velez and Anderson

  7. 2025-09-12 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

Official Summary Text

an annual back-to-school sales tax holiday and making an appropriation
Status: S - Agriculture and Revenue