WA People
BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1227: Small water systems

Providing excise tax exemptions for water services provided by small water systems.

Summary

  • Exempts water-sewer, irrigation, and public utility districts that provide water services to small customer bases from the public utility tax and business and occupation tax.
  • Provides goals for the exemption.
  • Requires districts that receive the exemption to file an annual report to the Department of Revenue regarding the use of the tax savings.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dawn Morrell (D-25)
Introduced
January 18, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to excise tax exemptions for water services provided by small water systems;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dawn Morrell (D-25)

2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Chris Strow R-10Barbara Bailey R-10

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 1227 in other sessions

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