BILL · 1993–94 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SSB 5850

SB 5850: Farmers

Clarifying definitions relating to farmers.

Summary

A statutory definition of farmer is created within the agricultural statutes. The sales and use tax exemption on inputs for farmers is modified to clearly exempt farmers who sell their products at either wholesale or retail.

From the Second Substitute Senate Bill Report (2SSB 5850), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

IntroducedFeb 17, 1993
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 17, 1993
Passed Housestopped here
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Prime sponsor: Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2)
Introduced: February 17, 1993 in the Senate
Last action: March 11, 1994
Budget: Has a fiscal note
Versions: SB 5850, SSB 5850, 2SSB 5850

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 17, 1993

Version voted on: 2SSB 5850

49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	28	0	0	0
Republican	21	0	0	0

How each member voted

Yea (49)

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 5850 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5850 (2025–26) Signature gathering · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5850 (2023–24) Chronically absent students · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5850 (2021–22) Ballot titles/impact discl. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5850 (2019–20) Bias-based criminal offenses · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5850 (2017–18) Lodging excise tax · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5850 (2015–16) Student restraint, isolation · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5850 (2013–14) Construction agreements · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5850 (2011–12) Taxicab services/fares · Did not pass · died in committee

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