WA People
BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 1854: Municipal tax fairness

Modifying municipal taxation.

Summary

  • $ Limits city business taxes to 0.2 percent of gross receipts.
  • $ Ties city business tax administration rules those for the state excise taxes.
  • $ Requires apportionment of city business taxes.
  • $ Requires city business taxes to follow a model city gross receipts tax ordinance.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jack Cairnes (R-47)
Introduced
February 6, 2001 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2002
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to municipal tax fairness;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jack Cairnes (R-47)

7 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Lynn Kessler D-24Joyce Mulliken R-13Jeff Morris D-40Steve Van Luven R-48Bill Grant D-16Mike Carrell R-28Kelli Linville D-42

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 1854 in other sessions

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

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