BILL · 1999–00 SESSION
SB 5774: Freedom of conscience/tax
Allowing persons who file a Freedom of Conscience statement to forgo payment of a portion of their property taxes.
Summary
- Declares that fulfillment of that portion of a taxpayer's property tax obligation designated for K-12 education, under this provision, is met as follows: (1) An amount equal to that portion of the taxpayer's property taxes designated for K-12 public education that has been contributed to one or more private schools located within the county of the taxpayer's residence that are consistent with the taxpayer's…
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 8, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Harold Hochstatter (R-13)
- Introduced
- February 8, 1999 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2000
- Companion bill
- HB 2030
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Harold Hochstatter (R-13)
3 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
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SB 5774 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5774 (2023–24) Fingerprint backgr. checks
- SB 5774 (2021–22) War on terror monument
- SB 5774 (2019–20) Student debt
- SB 5774 (2017–18) Labor relations violations
- SB 5774 (2015–16) Prevailing wage surveys
- SB 5774 (2013–14) Alcohol tasting/age 18
- SB 5774 (2011–12) Cascadia & Lake Wash Tech