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BILL · 1995–96 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5066

SB 5066: Property tax/hardwood trees

Reforming the property taxation of short-rotation hardwoods.

Summary

  • Short-rotation hardwoods are exempt from the timber excise tax and subject to property tax. Short-rotation hardwoods are hardwood trees, such as hybrid cottonwoods, cultivated by agricultural methods in growing cycles shorter than ten years.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SSB 5066), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 9, 1995
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed SenateFeb 22, 1995
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Fraser (D-22)
Introduced
January 9, 1995 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 1996
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5066, SSB 5066

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Fraser (D-22)

4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Irv Newhouse R-15Valoria Loveland D-16Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Harold Hochstatter R-13

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

February 22, 1995
Version voted on: SSB 5066
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25000
Republican23001
How each member voted

Yea (48)

Excused (1)

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History

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SB 5066 in other sessions

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