WA People
BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 5668: Hotel-motel taxes

Modifying hotel-motel tax provisions.

Summary

  • Any municipality that imposes a lodging tax, or a change to the tax, where more than $5,000 was generated under the fund during the previous year, must establish a lodging tax committee, composed of up to seven members. One elected official of the municipality serves on the committee.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5668), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 5, 2003
  2. Out of committeeMar 5, 2003
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Larry Sheahan (R-9)
Introduced
February 5, 2003 in the Senate
Last action
January 19, 2004
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5668, SSB 5668

AN ACT Relating to the use of hotel-motel taxes for tourism promotions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Larry Sheahan (R-9)

9 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Paull Shin D-21Senator D-35Mike Hewitt R-16Aaron Reardon D-38Don Benton R-17Margarita Prentice D-11Dave Schmidt R-44Patricia Hale R-8Shirley Winsley R-28

Votes

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

History

  1. Substitute(s) not adopted during the first year of the biennium; no longer available for consideration. (SSB 5668)
  2. Substitute(s) not adopted during the first year of the biennium; no longer available for consideration.
  3. Rules Committee refers to Committee on Economic Development.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5668)
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5668)
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5668)
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  10. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5668)
  11. Senate Rules "X" file.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5668)
  13. EC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5668)
  14. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5668)
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  16. Minority; do not pass.
  17. EC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  18. First reading, referred to Economic Development.

SB 5668 in other sessions

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

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