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BILL · 1995–96 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1253

HB 1253: B&O tax/landscape services

Removing landscape maintenance and horticulture services from the role of businesses included under the business and occupation tax.

Summary

  • The business and occupation (B&O) tax definition of "retail sale" is changed to exclude landscape maintenance and horticultural services. A new B&O tax category is created to keep the businesses' tax liability at the retailing rate of 0.471 percent of gross income.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1253), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 1995
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Van Luven (R-48)
Introduced
January 18, 1995 in the House
Last action
January 8, 1996
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1253, SHB 1253

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Van Luven (R-48)

34 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 31 Republicans)

Tom Campbell R-2Joyce Mulliken R-13Senator D-35Jim Horn R-41John Pennington R-18Peggy Johnson R-35Mark Schoesler R-9Larry Crouse R-4Renee Radcliff R-21Dale Foreman R-12Suzette Cooke R-47Don Carlson R-49Bill Thompson R-44Gary Chandler R-13Ian Elliot R-1Stephen Fuhrman R-7Todd Mielke R-6Dave Schmidt R-44Ida Ballasiotes R-41Grant Pelesky R-25Eugene Goldsmith R-42Jim Clements R-14Phil Dyer R-5Maryann Mitchell R-30Bill Backlund R-45Barney Beeksma R-10Don Benton R-17Cheryl Hymes R-40Lois McMahan R-26Peter Kremen D-42Pat Scott D-38Mike Sherstad R-1Scott Smith R-2Barbara Lisk R-15

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

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HB 1253 in other sessions

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