---
type: "Bill"
title: "Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers."
description: "Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 6231"
citation: "Washington SB 6231 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frame"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2032f28e-b5fd-40b2-8cd2-b51f18dce144"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6231&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "807c11dd6f86656200cc9458c3fd60b28b3537f160a91b4689446eedd1882e9c"
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 SB 6231 (2025-2026) — Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.

## 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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6231.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6231-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6231-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6231-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **51–46** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#26) — **26–23** (pass) · upper
- 2663 Orcutt Pg 2 Ln 25 (#14) — **47–50** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Frame — primary (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-20** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2026-01-26** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2026-02-19** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2026-02-19** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2026-02-19** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-19** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2026-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-28** 1st substitute bill substituted (WM 26). `substitution`
- **2026-02-28** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2026-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-04** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-03-07** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 9:00 AM.
- **2026-03-07** FIN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-07** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-03-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 51; nays, 46; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-01** Chapter 266, 2026 Laws. `became-law`
- **2026-04-01** Effective date 6/11/2026*. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2032f28e-b5fd-40b2-8cd2-b51f18dce144`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).