WA People
BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 2156: Telecommunications

Providing uniform mobile telecommunications laws.

Summary

  • $ State and local excise taxes on mobile telecommunications are sourced to the customer = s primary place of use, in a manner consistent with federal law.
  • $ A procedure is created for customer complaints about incorrect tax amounts on mobile telecommunications billings.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 20, 2001
  2. Out of committeeMar 8, 2001
  3. Passed HouseMar 12, 2001
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jack Cairnes (R-47)
Introduced
February 20, 2001 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2002
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the federal mobile telecommunications sourcing act;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jack Cairnes (R-47)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Jeff Morris D-40

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 12, 2001
Version voted on: HB 2156
95 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat46003
Republican49000
How each member voted

Yea (95)

Excused (3)

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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Referred to Finance.
  3. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  6. First reading, referred to Economic Development & Telecommunications.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 3; excused, 0.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. FIN - Majority; do pass.
  12. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  13. First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 2156 in other sessions

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