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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1756

HB 1756: Local government funding

Authorizing additional funding for local governments.

Summary

  • Provides new retail sales and use tax authority, subject to voter approval, of up to 0.3 percent to counties with populations of one million or less.
  • Requires that 40 percent of any revenue received under the new retail sales and use tax be distributed to cities within the county.
  • Provides new regular property tax authority of 30 cents per thousand dollars of assessed value to counties and cities, subject to voter approval and to prorationing.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 7, 2003
  2. Out of committeeMar 10, 2003
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Conway (D-29)
Introduced
February 7, 2003 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2004
Companion bill
SB 5659
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1756, SHB 1756

AN ACT Relating to authorizing additional funding for local governments;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Conway (D-29)

7 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Steve Kirby D-29Gigi Talcott R-28Dennis Flannigan D-27Jeannie Darneille D-27Jan Shabro R-31Jeanne Edwards D-1Dawn Morrell D-25

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1756)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1756)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1756)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 1756)
  8. House Rules "X" file.
  9. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. (SHB 1756)
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  11. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1756)
  12. Placed on second reading.
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1756)
  14. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1756)
  15. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1756)
  16. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  17. Minority; do not pass.
  18. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  19. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  20. First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 1756 in other sessions

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