BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 2659: Rev reductions/local gvrnmnt

Mitigating the impacts of revenue reductions on local governments.

Summary

Declares that the governing body of any county may by ordinance levy a tax on the privilege of conducting any of the following businesses within the territorial boundaries of the county: (1) An electrical energy business; (2) A natural or manufactured gas distribution business; (3) A steam energy business; (4) A sewer business; (5) A water distribution business; (6) A solid waste collection business; and (7) A…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to mitigating the impacts of revenue reductions on local governments;

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

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

HB 2659 (2025–26) Commercial shellfish fees · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2659 (2019–20) Vehicle taxes & fees · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2659 (2017–18) Early child ed & assist prog · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2659 (2015–16) Traffic fines consolidation · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2659 (2013–14) Restraint of sale by trustee · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2659 (2011–12) Transportation benefit dists · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2659 (2009–10) Timber purchase reporting · Enacted · Chapter 197, Laws of 2010
HB 2659 (2007–08) Prescription drugs · Did not pass · died in committee