Cuts packaged with an increase

What this dataset measures

Existing public lists count bills, mix taxes with fees and local authority, and are maintained by partisan caucuses. This dataset counts individual changes, separates clear from debatable increases, records cuts alongside increases, and cites a source for every row so each item can be checked.

Geography

Washington State, United States

Unit of observation

One individual tax or fee change enacted in a bill

Update cadence

Irregular; may be updated after future sessions or corrections

Curator

FactHub contributor (research compiled with Claude, Anthropic)

Supporting files

Source snapshots, manifests, quality reports, documentation, and other materials used to produce or review this release.

• methodology.md Documentation · text/markdown · 5.7 KB (5,803 bytes)

  Definitions, classification rules, sources, corrections and limitations.

Saved analyses

Sources

1. WA Department of Revenue, 2017 Summary of Tax Legislation Primary source for 2017 session tax changes

   Retrieved October 11, 2026. Washington State public record. Linked only; not redistributed in this dataset

   Archived copy captured August 7, 2026

2. WA Department of Revenue, 2018 Summary of Tax Legislation Primary source for 2018 session tax changes

   Retrieved October 11, 2026. Washington State public record. Linked only; not redistributed in this dataset

   Archived copy captured October 12, 2026

3. WA Department of Revenue, 2019 Summary of Tax Legislation Primary source for 2019 session tax changes

   Retrieved October 11, 2026. Washington State public record. Linked only; not redistributed in this dataset

   Archived copy captured October 12, 2026

4. WA Department of Revenue, 2020 Summary of Tax Legislation Primary source for 2020 session tax changes

   Retrieved October 11, 2026. Washington State public record. Linked only; not redistributed in this dataset

   Archived copy captured October 12, 2026

5. WA Department of Revenue, 2021 Summary of Tax Legislation Primary source for 2021 session tax changes

   Retrieved October 11, 2026. Washington State public record. Linked only; not redistributed in this dataset

   Archived copy captured October 12, 2026

6. WA Department of Revenue, 2022 Summary of Tax Legislation Primary source for 2022 session tax changes

   Retrieved October 11, 2026. Washington State public record. Linked only; not redistributed in this dataset

   Archived copy captured October 12, 2026

7. WA Department of Revenue, 2023 Summary of Tax Legislation Primary source for 2023 session tax changes

   Retrieved October 11, 2026. Washington State public record. Linked only; not redistributed in this dataset

   Archived copy captured October 12, 2026

8. WA Department of Revenue, 2024 Summary of Legislation Primary source for 2024 session tax changes

   Retrieved October 11, 2026. Washington State public record. Linked only; not redistributed in this dataset

   Archived copy captured August 7, 2026

9. WA Department of Revenue, 2025 Summary of Legislation Primary source for 2025 session tax changes

   Retrieved October 11, 2026. Washington State public record. Linked only; not redistributed in this dataset

   Archived copy captured August 7, 2026

10. WA Department of Revenue, 2026 Legislative Report Primary source for 2026 session tax changes

    Retrieved October 11, 2026. Washington State public record. Linked only; not redistributed in this dataset

    Archived copy captured August 7, 2026

11. Legislative revenue summary, 2025 ESSB 5801 (transportation revenue) Primary source for the individual 2025 transportation taxes and fees

    Retrieved October 11, 2026. Washington State public record. Linked only; not redistributed in this dataset

    Archived copy captured October 12, 2026

12. Final bill report, 2026 ESSB 6346 (millionaires' income tax and related tax changes) Primary source for 2026 SB 6346 increase and cut rows

    Retrieved October 11, 2026. Washington State public record. Linked only; not redistributed in this dataset

    Archived copy captured October 12, 2026

13. Final bill report, 2022 ESSB 5974 (Move Ahead Washington revenue) Primary source for the individual 2022 transportation fees

    Retrieved October 11, 2026. Washington State public record. Linked only; not redistributed in this dataset

    Archived copy captured October 12, 2026

14. Clark County November 2019 sample ballot (statewide advisory votes 20-31) Advisory-vote ballot text naming 2019 tax bills and their 10-year cost estimates

    Retrieved October 11, 2026. Public election material; publisher copyright may apply. Linked only; not redistributed in this dataset

    Archived copy captured October 12, 2026

15. Washington House Republican Caucus, 'Tax increases passed by Democrats' (2017-2026) Partisan checklist used only as a starting point; every item verified against other sources

    Retrieved October 11, 2026. Publisher copyright (Washington House Republican Caucus). Linked only; not redistributed in this dataset

    Archived copy captured October 12, 2026

Limitations and reproducibility

Manually curated; row-level sources provided: Rows were compiled by reading official summaries, bill reports, session laws and fiscal notes; no automated extraction pipeline. Each row carries its main source URL so it can be checked independently. Saved analyses are simple row counts that can be reproduced from the published CSV files.

• Counts are a floor: small agency-set fees and some minor licensing-fee bills may be missing.
• The unit is an individual change; splitting bills into changes involves judgment (a single rate schedule is one row; distinct taxes, fees, surcharges or newly taxed service categories are separate rows).
• The debatable flag, who-pays grouping and cut packaging are editorial classifications.
• Revenue estimates are copied as stated by each source for differing periods and are not comparable or summable.
• Status reflects information available on 2026-10-11; the 2026 millionaires' income tax and the cuts tied to it depend on a pending court challenge and the I-645 repeal vote on November 3, 2026.
• Some sources were read via text extraction rather than the original file.
• A partisan caucus list was used as a starting checklist; all its items were verified against other sources, and several were corrected.