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JOINT MEMORIAL · 2003–04 SESSION

SJM 8005: Estate tax repeal

Requesting Congress to permanently repeal the estate tax.

Summary

  • Elected Representatives and Senators in the United States Congress are requested to work to permanently repeal the death tax.

From the Senate Bill Report (SJM 8005), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2003
  2. Out of committeeApr 7, 2003
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Filed
Prime sponsor
Don Benton (R-17)
Introduced
January 23, 2003 in the Senate
Last action
January 19, 2004
Companion bill
HJM 4015

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Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)

8 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 8 Republicans)

Dan Swecker R-20Shirley Winsley R-28Joyce Mulliken R-13Senator R-15James West R-6Patricia Hale R-8Luke Esser R-48Dave Schmidt R-44

Votes

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

History

  1. Rules Committee refers to Committee on Ways & Means.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. Referred to Rules.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  8. Minority; do not pass.
  9. WM - Majority; do pass.
  10. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SJM 8005 in other sessions

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