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BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

SB 5000: B&O tax rates lowered

Lowering business and occupation tax rates.

Summary

  • B&O tax rates are reduced to their pre-1993 levels, effective July 1, 1997, as follows: the selected business service rate is reduced from 2.0 percent to 1.5 percent; the financial business service rate is reduced from 1.6 percent to 1.5 percent; and the "other activities" rate is reduced from 1.75 percent to 1.5 percent.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5000), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 1997
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Patricia Hale (R-8)
Introduced
January 13, 1997 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 1998
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Patricia Hale (R-8)

29 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 23 Republicans)

Dino Rossi R-5Ray Schow R-30Don Benton R-17Eugene Prince R-9Dan McDonald R-48Jeannette Wood R-21George Sellar R-12Stephen Johnson R-47James West R-6Jim Horn R-41Val Stevens R-39Jeanine Long R-44Shirley Winsley R-28Bob Morton R-7Dan Swecker R-20Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Sid Snyder D-19Valoria Loveland D-16Calvin Goings D-25Alex Deccio R-14Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Irv Newhouse R-15Bob McCaslin R-4Jim Hargrove D-24Ann Anderson R-42Gary Strannigan R-38Bob Oke R-26Joseph Zarelli R-18Pam Roach R-31

Votes

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

History

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SB 5000 in other sessions

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