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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1095: Limit on tax expenditures

Disallowing tax expenditures that exceed a specified limit.

Summary

  • Declares that the intent of this act is to: (1) Establish a limit on state tax expenditures that will ensure that the monetary value of state tax expenditures, as a percent of the limited general fund budget, does not exceed a reasonable amount; (2) Protect taxpayers who do not directly benefit from tax expenditures from paying higher taxes to support essential government services while retaining tax expenditures…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37)
Introduced
January 13, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006

AN ACT Relating to disallowing tax expenditures that exceed a specified limit;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37)

5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11Steve Conway D-29Jeannie Darneille D-27Maralyn Chase D-32John McCoy D-38

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 1095 in other sessions

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