Establishing a tax on millionaires.
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
SB 6346 establishes a tax on high earners in Washington state. This could affect homeschooling families if any revenue is dedicated to education funding or if the tax changes the overall state budget available for education programs.
Why it matters: Tax policy that raises education revenue can influence state funding levels for public schools and potentially education-related programs or vouchers that homeschoolers may be eligible to access.
Topic: esa_voucher_taxcredit · classifier confidence 35%
What this changes
Creates a new law or program
Law today: The bill does not spell out the prior law.
If passed: This bill would establish a new tax on millionaires in Washington state. The bill text was not provided, so the specific rate, threshold, exemptions, and how it would affect homeschooling families is unclear.
AI-generated from the bill text — verify against the official text.
Should I support this?
Little direct impact
Without the full bill text, we cannot determine whether this tax has any direct effect on homeschooling families. A millionaire tax is a general revenue measure and would not typically impose compliance burdens on homeschoolers or restrict their freedoms, but without knowing the details, we cannot assess broader policy impacts.
An AI assessment from a Christian-family perspective — religious freedom, parental rights, and freedom in education — not legal or voting advice.
Official summary
Establishing a tax on millionaires.
Sponsors
- Jamie Pedersen (D)
- Mike Chapman (D)
- Noel Frame (D)
- Jessica Bateman (D)
- Tina Orwall (D)
- Vandana Slatter (D)
- Emily Alvarado (D)
- Victoria Hunt (D)
- Liz Lovelett (D)
- Marcus Riccelli (D)
- Sharon Shewmake (D)
- Javier Valdez (D)
- Lisa Wellman (D)
- Robert Hasegawa (D)
- June Robinson (D)
- John Lovick (D)
- Steven Conway (D)
- Yasmin Trudeau (D)
- Annette Cleveland (D)
- Claudia Kauffman (D)
- Claire Wilson (D)
- Manka Dhingra (D)
- Derek Stanford (D)
- T'wina Nobles (D)
- Rebecca Saldana (D)
- Jesse Salomon (D)
Status timeline
- 2026-03-30Effective date 6/11/2026*.S
- 2026-03-30Chapter 238, 2026 Laws.S
- 2026-03-30Governor signed.S
- 2026-03-13Delivered to Governor.S
- 2026-03-12Speaker signed.H
- 2026-03-12President signed.S
- 2026-03-11Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1.S
- 2026-03-11Senate concurred in House amendments.S
- 2026-03-09Third reading, passed; yeas, 51; nays, 46; absent, 0; excused, 1.H
- 2026-03-09Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.H
- 2026-03-09Floor amendmentH
- 2026-03-09Committee amendment not adopted.H
- 2026-03-06Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.H
- 2026-03-02Referred to Rules 2 Review.H
- 2026-02-27Minority; without recommendation.H
- 2026-02-27Minority; do not pass.H
- 2026-02-27FIN - Majority; do pass with amendmentH
- 2026-02-27Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.H
- 2026-02-24Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.H
- 2026-02-17First reading, referred to Finance.H
- 2026-02-16Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0.S
- 2026-02-16Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.S
- 2026-02-16Floor amendmentS
- 2026-02-161st substitute bill substitutedS
- 2026-02-12Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.S
- 2026-02-09Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.S
- 2026-02-09Minority; without recommendation.S
- 2026-02-09Minority; do not pass.S
- 2026-02-09WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.S
- 2026-02-09Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.S
- 2026-02-06Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.S
- 2026-02-04First reading, referred to Ways & Means.S
H = House · S = Senate · A = Assembly