WA People
BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 3285: Bingo

Raising the exemption for charitable or nonprofit bingo organizations from the gambling tax on bingo and amusement games.

Summary

  • Exempts charitable and nonprofit organizations from gambling taxes on bingo and/or amusement games if the organization's annual net receipts do not exceed $200,000 (instead of $5,000).

From the House Bill Report (HB 3285), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 1, 2006
  2. Out of committeeFeb 7, 2006
  3. Passed HouseFeb 14, 2006
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Conway (D-29)
Introduced
February 1, 2006 in the House
Last action
March 8, 2006
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to raising the exemption for charitable or nonprofit bingo organizations from the gambling tax on bingo and amusement games;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Conway (D-29)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Maralyn Chase D-32Dawn Morrell D-25Alex Wood D-3

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 14, 2006
Version voted on: HB 3285
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat56000
Republican41001
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. LCRD - Majority; do pass.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  4. First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  6. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  7. Placed on second reading.
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. Minority; do not pass.
  10. FIN - Majority; do pass.
  11. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 3285 in other sessions

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