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    <title>WA Leg - SB 6297</title>
    <description>Making temporary staffing services provided to nonprofit behavioral health entities exempt from retail sales tax.</description>
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      <title>01 - January 23, 2026 - First reading, referred to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>02 - February 5, 2026 - Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways &amp; Means at 1:30 PM.</title>
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      <title>03 - March 2, 2026 - Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways &amp; Means at 10:30 AM.</title>
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      <title>04 - March 2, 2026 - WM - Majority; do pass.</title>
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      <title>05 - March 2, 2026 - Minority; do not pass.</title>
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      <title>06 - March 2, 2026 - Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</title>
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      <title>07 - March 3, 2026 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</title>
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      <title>08 - March 3, 2026 - Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
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      <title>09 - March 3, 2026 - Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1.</title>
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      <title>10 - March 4, 2026 - First reading, referred to Finance.</title>
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      <title>11 - March 12, 2026 - By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.</title>
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