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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 6849: Local taxes to fund art

Extending the extension of local taxes to fund arts, cultural and heritage institutions and programs, tourism promotion, publicly owned sports and entertainment facilities, and other civic amenities.

Summary

  • Except for the city of Bellevue, cities in King County are permanently prohibited from imposing the basic hotel-motel tax.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6849), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2006
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Margarita Prentice (D-11)
Introduced
January 26, 2006 in the Senate
Last action
January 26, 2006
Companion bill
HB 3233
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the extension of local taxes to fund arts, cultural and heritage institutions and programs, tourism promotion, publicly owned sports and entertainment facilities, and other civic amenities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Margarita Prentice (D-11)

3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Jerome Delvin R-8Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Rosemary McAuliffe D-1

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 6849 in other sessions

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

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