---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reinstating semiconductor tax incentives."
description: "Reinstating semiconductor tax incentives."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 2482"
citation: "Washington HB 2482 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harris"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-26"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/851965b1-1d2e-4d96-af65-6741d3cefb68"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2482&year=2023"
source_hash: "e0eee3818a7a9776b4d457f95cc2495f17f9bd38bee70524a1c284d245cf561a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington HB 2482 (2023-2024) — Reinstating semiconductor tax incentives.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2482.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2482-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2482-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2482-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#46) — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#23) — **94–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Harris — primary (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-26** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-02** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-05** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-05** FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-02-05** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted (FIN 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-14** First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-15** BFGT - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-15** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-19** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2024-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-26** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Chapter 261, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-26** Effective date 3/26/2024**. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/851965b1-1d2e-4d96-af65-6741d3cefb68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).