BILL · 2003–04 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESSB 6665

SB 6665: Fruit & veg excise taxation

Modifying the excise taxation of fruit and vegetable processing and storage.

Summary

Exempts fresh fruit and vegetable processing from business and occupation tax.
Exempts from sales and use tax the construction of and machinery and equipment used in fresh fruit and vegetable processing facilities and cold storage warehouses. Requires exempted taxes be paid if facility or warehouse used for another purpose within eight years. Program ends July 1, 2010.
Exempts cold storage warehouses larger than 25,000 square feet from the state sales tax on construction and material-handling and racking equipment.
Requires firms using these exemptions to report annually on the amount of exemption taken; number of jobs and the percent of full and part-time jobs; wages by salary band; number of jobs with employer provided health and retirements; and other company related information.
Allows public disclosure of the amount of the sales tax exemption taken for firms taking more than $10,000 annually in exemptions.
Requires the Department of Revenue to annually summarize by category information reported by firms.

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AN ACT Relating to the excise taxation of fruit and vegetable processing and storage;

Passed March 2, 2004

Version voted on: ESSB 6665

44 Yea 3 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	20	3	0	1
Republican	24	0	0	1

How each member voted

Mar 11, 2004By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (ESSB 6665)
Mar 3, 2004First reading, referred to Finance. (ESSB 6665)
Mar 2, 2004Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 2. (ESSB 6665)
Mar 2, 2004Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESSB 6665)
Mar 2, 2004Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESSB 6665)
Mar 2, 20041st substitute bill substituted. (ESSB 6665)
Mar 2, 20041st substitute bill substituted.
Mar 1, 2004Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (ESSB 6665)
Mar 1, 2004Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 25, 2004Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (ESSB 6665)
Feb 25, 2004Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 24, 2004WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (ESSB 6665)
Feb 24, 2004WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Jan 28, 2004First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

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

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