Dear friends and neighbors,

I’m thrilled to report that last night we passed the Millionaires Tax off of the floor of the Senate on a 27-22 vote! This is an exciting move forward for funding schools, health care, and essential services, paid for by asking households making more than $1 million per year to pay just a little bit more in taxes.

Less than 1% of households in the state would pay the Millionaires Tax. It would levy a 9.9% tax on income above $1 million – households with incomes of $1 million and below would pay nothing. It’s estimated the Millionaires Tax would generate $3.7 billion annually, which will fund critical services like public education, early learning and child care, health care, and other services Washington families rely on – especially those cut by President Trump and Congressional Republicans as a part of the H.R. 1 bill.

I know this is an important bill and that the people are with us. Eighty-five percent of you, the people of the 36th District, voted to support our capital gains tax to fund child care, early learning and school construction just two years ago. But it’s popular around the state, too – 32 out of 39 counties supported the capital gains tax, and polling shows that more than 60% of the people of the state support this new proposal.

This is the time to act, and I’m glad that the Senate has passed this bill. We have tremendous momentum for progressive tax reform and doing the right thing for the students, families, and communities of Washington.

Rallying at the capitol earlier this session with a huge crowd of housing advocates to support progressive tax reform like the Millionaires Tax

Reminder – town hall event this Saturday!

I wanted to close this email with a reminder about this coming Saturday’s town hall event! Rep. Liz Berry, Rep. Julia Reed, and I will be at the Ballard Boys & Girls Club to share what we are working on, answer your questions, and hear your input on the issues before the Legislature this session. I hope to see you there!

Saturday, Feb. 21

2:30 – 3:30 p.m., doors open at 2

Ballard Boys & Girls Club gym

1767 NW 64th St, Seattle, WA 98107

If you can’t attend the town hall, or you have any questions, thoughts, or suggestions about the important legislative work we’re doing this year, you can always reach me at Noel.Frame@leg.wa.gov. Thank you for reading!

Sen. Noel Frame