WA People
BILL · 1995–96 SESSION

HB 2072: B & O tax rates

Reducing business and occupation tax rates.

Summary

  • Business and occupation taxes are returned to pre-1993 levels as follows: Effective July 1, 1995: 1. The permanent rate for selected business services is reduced from 2.5 percent to 2.0 percent.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2072), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedMar 6, 1995
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseMar 14, 1995
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dale Foreman (R-12)
Introduced
March 6, 1995 in the House
Last action
January 15, 1996
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dale Foreman (R-12)

42 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 42 Republicans)

Brian Thomas R-5Jean Silver R-6Barry Sehlin R-10Mike Padden R-4Suzette Cooke R-47Kathy Lambert R-45Tom Huff R-26Don Carlson R-49Larry Crouse R-4Grant Pelesky R-25Barney Beeksma R-10Tim Hickel R-30Larry Sheahan R-9Bill Reams R-48John Pennington R-18Todd Mielke R-6Joyce Mulliken R-13Renee Radcliff R-21Eric Robertson R-31Ida Ballasiotes R-41Gigi Talcott R-28Val Stevens R-39Karen Schmidt R-23Jack Cairnes R-47Bill Thompson R-44Mark Schoesler R-9Phil Dyer R-5Sarah Casada R-25Bill Backlund R-45Les Thomas R-31Maryann Mitchell R-30Tom Campbell R-2Ian Elliot R-1Gary Chandler R-13Peggy Johnson R-35Don Benton R-17Mike Carrell R-28Dave Schmidt R-44Scott Smith R-2Lois McMahan R-26Mike Sherstad R-1Marc Boldt R-17

Votes

House · Final Passage

March 14, 1995
Version voted on: HB 2072
92 Yea 6 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat30600
Republican62000
How each member voted

Yea (92)

Permalink to this vote
1 other recorded vote (amendments, procedural motions)

House · AMD 365 CHAPPELL STRIKE EVERTHING

March 14, 1995
Version voted on: HB 2072
34 Yea 64 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat32400
Republican26000
How each member voted

Nay (64)

Permalink to this vote

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 2072 in other sessions

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

Report wrong or missing information on this page