---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state."
description: "Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2487"
citation: "Washington HB 2487 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Macri"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f28df9b3-2553-4ab9-9169-1894b30a8ef4"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2487&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "0354f07485ba6af96d60fab6c87a1180cd7c4f1cdce5d3882e2a4fe9e79a8008"
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 2487 (2025-2026) — Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state.

## 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/House%20Bills/2487.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2487.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2487.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **27–22** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **51–44** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Macri — primary (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-14** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2026-01-30** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
- **2026-02-09** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-02-09** FIN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-09** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-09** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2026-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 51; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-09** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-09** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2026-03-10** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:00 PM.
- **2026-03-10** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-10** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-03-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2026-03-11** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-01** Chapter 263, 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/f28df9b3-2553-4ab9-9169-1894b30a8ef4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).