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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 2512: Telephone program excise tax

Transferring responsibility for collecting certain telephone program excise taxes from the department of social and health services to the department of revenue.

Summary

  • The requirement to administer the collection of the telephone excise taxes that support the Telecommunications Relay Service, Telecommunications Access Service, and Washington Telephone Assistance Program is transferred to the Department of Revenue.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2004
  2. Out of committeeFeb 6, 2004
  3. Passed HouseFeb 17, 2004
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ross Hunter (D-48)
Introduced
January 15, 2004 in the House
Last action
March 11, 2004
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 6448
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to transferring responsibility for collecting certain telephone program excise taxes from the department of social and health services to the department of revenue;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ross Hunter (D-48)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Jim McIntire D-46

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 17, 2004
Version voted on: HB 2512
84 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 14 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat43009
Republican41005
How each member voted

Yea (84)

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History

  1. Referred to Rules.
  2. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  5. WM - Majority; do pass.
  6. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 14.
  8. Placed on third reading.
  9. Committee recommendations adopted.
  10. Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  12. FIN - Majority; do pass.
  13. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  14. First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 2512 in other sessions

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