WA People
BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1676: Small business b & o exmptn

Providing business and occupation tax exemptions for new small businesses.

Summary

  • Provides a new business an exemption from paying business and occupation taxes during its first 12 months of operation.
  • Provides a new small business with less than 25 permanent, full-time employees an exemption from paying B&O taxes during its first 24 months of operations and a reduced B&O tax liability for an additional three years.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1676), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 1, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dan Roach (R-31)
Introduced
February 1, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to business and occupation tax exemptions for new businesses;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dan Roach (R-31)

34 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 33 Republicans)

David Buri R-9Joel Kretz R-7Maureen Walsh R-16John Ahern R-6Larry Haler R-8Joyce McDonald R-25Jay Rodne R-5Bill Hinkle R-13Mike Armstrong R-12Barbara Bailey R-10Jim McCune R-2Gary Alexander R-20Don Cox R-9Jan Shabro R-31Cary Condotta R-12Janéa Holmquist Newbry R-13Lynn Schindler R-4John Serben R-6Jim Buck R-24Jim Clements R-14Mary Skinner R-14Skip Priest R-30Ed Orcutt R-18Doug Ericksen R-42Daniel Newhouse R-15Beverly Woods R-23Dan Kristiansen R-39Jim Dunn R-17Tom Campbell R-2Chris Strow R-10Larry Crouse R-4Kirk Pearson R-39Geoff Simpson D-47Gigi Talcott R-28

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 Economic Development, Agriculture & Trade.

HB 1676 in other sessions

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

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