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BILL · 1997–98 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5480

SB 5480: City/town transportatn funds

Authorizing city and town transportation funding.

Summary

  • Three new local option taxes for transportation purposes are authorized. Voter approval is required to enact each of the three local option transportation taxes: 1.For incorporated cities and towns, the unused portion of the property tax levy currently reserved for junior districts may be used for transportation purposes.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SSB 5480), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 1997
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed SenateMar 11, 1997
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeannette Wood (R-21)
Introduced
January 28, 1997 in the Senate
Last action
February 25, 1998
Companion bill
HB 1553
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5480, SSB 5480

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeannette Wood (R-21)

6 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Jim Horn R-41Margarita Prentice D-11George Sellar R-12Bob Oke R-26Shirley Winsley R-28

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 11, 1997
Version voted on: SSB 5480
40 Yea 9 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat22100
Republican18800
How each member voted
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History

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SB 5480 in other sessions

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