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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION · LATEST VERSION EHB 3159

HB 3159: Excise tax on food products

Modifying the excise taxation of food products.

Summary

  • Extends the Business and Occupation tax exemption, sales and use tax deferral on manufacturing facilities, and warehouse tax remittance adopted for fruit and vegetable products in 2005 to seafood and dairy products and ends the tax exemptions on July 1, 2012..
  • Reduces B&O tax to 0.484 percent for inspecting, testing, and labeling canned salmon owned by another person and provides a retail sales and use exemption on materials used in the labeling or packaging of canned salmon.

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Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 354, Laws of 2006
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2006
  2. Out of committeeFeb 7, 2006
  3. Passed HouseFeb 11, 2006
  4. Passed SenateMar 7, 2006
  5. Partly vetoedMar 30, 2006
  6. LawMar 30, 2006
Prime sponsor
Kelli Linville (D-42)
Introduced
January 23, 2006 in the House
Last action
March 30, 2006
Session law
Chapter 354, Laws of 2006
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the excise taxation of food products;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kelli Linville (D-42)

7 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Daniel Newhouse R-15Bill Grant D-16Lynn Kessler D-24Ed Orcutt R-18Bruce Chandler R-15Jim Dunn R-17Dan Kristiansen R-39

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 11, 2006
Version voted on: EHB 3159
90 Yea 5 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat49502
Republican41001
How each member voted

Yea (90)

Excused (3)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed March 7, 2006
Version voted on: EHB 3159
42 Yea 3 Nay 3 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat20330
Republican22001
How each member voted

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed March 8, 2006
Version voted on: EHB 3159
97 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat55100
Republican42000
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Nay (1)

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History

  1. Effective date 7/1/2006*. (EHB 3159)
  2. Chapter 354, 2006 Laws PV. (EHB 3159)
  3. Governor partially vetoed. (EHB 3159)
  4. Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. (EHB 3159)
  5. House concurred in Senate amendments. (EHB 3159)
  6. Speaker signed. (EHB 3159)
  7. President signed. (EHB 3159)
  8. Delivered to Governor. (EHB 3159)
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 3; absent, 3; excused, 1. (EHB 3159)
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (EHB 3159)
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (EHB 3159)
  12. Committee amendment not adopted. (EHB 3159)
  13. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (EHB 3159)
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (EHB 3159)
  15. Minority; do not pass. (EHB 3159)
  16. WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (EHB 3159)
  17. First reading, referred to Ways & Means. (EHB 3159)
  18. Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 3. (EHB 3159)
  19. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (EHB 3159)
  20. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (EHB 3159)
  21. Placed on second reading. (EHB 3159)
  22. FIN - Executive action taken by committee. (EHB 3159)
  23. Minority; do not pass. (EHB 3159)
  24. FIN - Majority; do pass. (EHB 3159)
  25. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (EHB 3159)
  26. First reading, referred to Finance. (EHB 3159)

HB 3159 in other sessions

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