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BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

SB 6657: Transportation funding

Reallocating general fund and motor vehicle excise tax resources.

Summary

  • Declares that the purpose of this act is to reallocate the general fund portion of the state's motor vehicle excise tax revenues among the taxpayers, local governments, and the state's transportation programs. Finds that use of motor vehicle excise tax revenues for general fund purposes has created a fiscal imbalance that affects the state's ability to address critical transportation needs.

From the Bill Digest (SB 6657), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 1998
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
James West (R-6)
Introduced
January 26, 1998 in the Senate
Last action
January 26, 1998

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: James West (R-6)

22 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 22 Republicans)

Gary Strannigan R-38Don Benton R-17Bill Finkbeiner R-45Dan McDonald R-48Patricia Hale R-8Dan Swecker R-20Jeanine Long R-44Irv Newhouse R-15Dino Rossi R-5Alex Deccio R-14Joseph Zarelli R-18Ray Schow R-30Pam Roach R-31Bob McCaslin R-4Stephen Johnson R-47Bob Morton R-7George Sellar R-12Harold Hochstatter R-13Jeannette Wood R-21Val Stevens R-39Bob Oke R-26Ann Anderson R-42

Votes

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

History

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SB 6657 in other sessions

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