BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5710

SB 5710: Zoo/aquarium funding

Authorizing a sales and use tax for zoo and aquarium purposes.

Summary

Upon the joint request of a metropolitan park district and a city with a population of more than 150,000, a county legislative authority in a county with a population of more than 500,000 and less than 1,000,000 (Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma, City of Tacoma, and Pierce County) may submit an authorizing proposition to the voters for the imposition of a sales and use tax, the rate of which may not exceed…

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SSB 5710), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

IntroducedFeb 3, 1999
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 11, 1999
Passed Housestopped here
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Prime sponsor: R. Lorraine Wojahn (D-27)
Introduced: February 3, 1999 in the Senate
Last action: January 12, 2000
Companion bill: HB 1547
Budget: Has a fiscal note
Versions: SB 5710, SSB 5710

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 11, 1999

Version voted on: SSB 5710

44 Yea 2 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	25	2	0	0
Republican	19	0	0	3

How each member voted

Yea (44)

Nay (2)

Lisa Brown D-3
Darlene Fairley D-32

Excused (3)

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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.

SB 5710 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5710 (2025–26) Diesel vessels/state ferries · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5710 (2023–24) Behavioral health/youth · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5710 (2021–22) Toxicology lab contamination · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5710 (2019–20) Active transp safety council · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 54, Laws of 2019
SB 5710 (2017–18) Public records act penalties · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5710 (2015–16) For hire, limo, taxi/ind ins · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5710 (2013–14) Reckless endangrmnt/firearms · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5710 (2011–12) Grocery store beer sales · Did not pass · died in committee

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