BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 2762: Tax preferences

Providing mandatory accountability for tax preferences.

Summary

Limits eligibility for business tax preferences to firms that meet performance standards on job creation, wages, and benefits.
Requires firms using tax preferences to file publically available reports on employment, wages, benefits, and the amount of tax preferences used.
Requires business tax preferences to state the public purpose and benefit, expire in five years, limit individual business use to five years, provide for repayment of tax preferences if business fails to achieve performance standards.
Requires an annual report by Department of Revenue analyzing business tax preferences.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2762), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to private business entities supported by state tax preferences;

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 2762 (2019–20) Peer support privilege/DOC · Enacted · Chapter 42, Laws of 2020
HB 2762 (2017–18) L&I annual investment return · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2762 (2015–16) Vehicle fees · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2762 (2013–14) Trans sup budget 2013-2015 · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2762 (2011–12) Tax expenditure reform · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2762 (2009–10) New special license plates · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2762 (2007–08) Cowlitz county judges · Enacted · Chapter 63, Laws of 2008
HB 2762 (2005–06) Criminal background checks · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor