House2025-26 sessionFiscal note
SHB 2020 — Creating a business and occupation tax deduction and increasing the rate for persons conducting payment card processing activities.
Signed into law — Chapter 401, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Berg
- Introduced
- April 8, 2025
- Status
- C 401 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 1/1/2026. (May 20, 2025)
What this bill does
Establishes a new B&O tax rate of 3 percent for payment card processing activities.
From the Washington State Legislature's nonpartisan staff bill analysis. Read the full analysis ↗
Floor votes
- House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 17, 202592 yea · 1 nay · 5 not voting
- House — Final Passage on Reconsideration · April 17, 202591 yea · 4 nay · 3 not voting
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 26, 202547 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
Track SHB 2020 on OlympiaTrack
A free account adds a plain-English AI summary, the full hearing and amendment record, who testified, and roll calls by member. Plus email alerts when this bill moves.
Create a free accountOther bills sponsored by Berg
- HB 1298 — Concerning student athlete insurance.
- SHB 1338 — Concerning school operating costs.
- HB 1355 — Modifying retail taxes compacts between the state of Washington and federally recognized tribes located in Washington state by increasing the revenue-sharing percentages when a compacting tribe has completed a qualified capital investment.
- SHB 1488 — Concerning conservation district revenue limitations.
- HB 1913 — Repealing the public utility tax credit for home energy assistance.
All 2025-26 Washington State bills →
Source: the Washington State Legislature. OlympiaTrack is an independent bill-tracking service and is not affiliated with the Legislature. View on leg.wa.gov ↗