BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 2235: Streamlined sales & use tax

Conforming Washington's tax structure to the streamlined sales and use tax agreement.

Summary

Provisions are adopted that allow Washington State to conform to the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (SSTA), including language that authorizes: - the on-line registration of remote sellers; - monetary allowances or vendor compensation for sellers that participate in the SSTA; - conditional amnesty for previously unregistered sellers; - new requirements for sourcing tax to the transaction location; - confidentiality and privacy protections for participating sellers; - the development of a taxability matrix under the SSTA; and - a change in the manner delivery charges are taxed.
Establishes a temporary mitigation mechanism to provide relief to local governments for which sales tax collections are reduced as a result of the implementation of the sourcing requirements.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2235), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to conforming Washington's tax structure to the streamlined sales and use tax agreement;

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

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

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HB 2235 (2017–18) Temp. stationary/electronics · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2235 (2015–16) Excise tax/ed, pub serv T.O. · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2235 (2013–14) Search warrant applications · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2235 (2011–12) Franchise investments · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2235 (2009–10) Water management improvement · Did not pass · died in committee