From 2017 through 2026 the Washington Legislature enacted 141 clear tax and fee increases (230 including debatable items) and 111 cuts or rollbacks. 2025 stands out with 60 clear increases (72 in all), mostly from the transportation, services sales tax and business and occupation tax packages. 2019 had 23 and 2022 had 13; every other session had 10 or fewer. 2026 had 9 clear increases and 32 cuts.
| all_increases | clear_increases | cuts | debatable_increases | session_year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2017 |
| 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2018 |
| 35 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 2019 |
| 14 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2020 |
| 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2021 |
| 20 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2022 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2023 |
| 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2024 |
| 72 | 60 | 10 | 12 | 2025 |
| 23 | 9 | 32 | 14 | 2026 |