BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1479
HB 1479: Rural job opportunities
Providing tax incentives to encourage job opportunities in rural areas of the state.
Summary
- C Provides a B&O tax credit of $1,000 per job for new software manufacturing or software programming jobs created in distressed counties.
- C Provides a B&O tax credit to businesses located in distressed counties that provide information technology A help desk @ services to third parties.
- C Increases the 0.04 percent distressed county sales and use tax credit to 0.08 percent.
From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1479), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 26, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Steve Van Luven (R-48)
- Introduced
- January 26, 1999 in the House
- Last action
- January 10, 2000
- Requested by
- Governor
- Companion bill
- SB 5419
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
- Versions
- HB 1479, SHB 1479
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Steve Van Luven (R-48)
10 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor 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 1479 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1479 (2025–26) Office of native ed. grants
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- HB 1479 (2021–22) Fire apparatus/sales tax
- HB 1479 (2019–20) Student mental health
- HB 1479 (2017–18) State IT systems encryption
- HB 1479 (2015–16) Pacific std. time/year-round
- HB 1479 (2013–14) Leased land for mobile home
- HB 1479 (2011–12) Statute law committee