WA People
BILL · 1995–96 SESSION

HB 1851: Beer tax increases

Deleting the increased tax on beer allocable to the health services account.

Summary

  • The bill eliminates future tax rate increases on beer for the health services account. The scheduled increases in the other taxes are not changed.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1851), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 10, 1995
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseMar 15, 1995
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
John Pennington (R-18)
Introduced
February 10, 1995 in the House
Last action
February 13, 1996
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John Pennington (R-18)

39 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 36 Republicans)

Betty Morris D-18Larry Crouse R-4Mike Sherstad R-1Phil Dyer R-5Renee Radcliff R-21Senator R-15Todd Mielke R-6Peter Kremen D-42Don Carlson R-49Senator D-35Tom Campbell R-2Bill Reams R-48Maryann Mitchell R-30Jim Horn R-41John Koster R-39Mike Padden R-4Ian Elliot R-1Eric Robertson R-31Steve Van Luven R-48Dave Schmidt R-44Mark Schoesler R-9Les Thomas R-31Scott Smith R-2Barbara Lisk R-15Gary Chandler R-13Stephen Fuhrman R-7Cathy McMorris R-7Don Benton R-17Barry Sehlin R-10Dale Foreman R-12Steven Hargrove R-23Bill Brumsickle R-20Cheryl Hymes R-40Jim Buck R-24Mary Skinner R-14Jerry Blanton R-21Bill Thompson R-44Brian Thomas R-5Tim Hickel R-30

Votes

House · Final Passage

March 15, 1995
Version voted on: HB 1851
80 Yea 17 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat191700
Republican61001
How each member voted

Yea (80)

Excused (1)

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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.

HB 1851 in other sessions

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