BILL · 2007–08 SESSION
HB 1510: Oil windfall profits
Providing for the community reinvestment of oil windfall profits.
Summary
- Finds that Washington citizens and businesses are paying historically high prices for gasoline while the major oil companies are reaping windfall profits. As a result, tens of millions of dollars are being taken from the budgets of families and businesses. Declares an intent to reverse this economic injustice by developing a state windfall profits tax.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 22, 2007
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Bob Hasegawa (D-11)
- Introduced
- January 22, 2007 in the House
- Last action
- January 14, 2008
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to community reinvestment of oil windfall profits;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Bob Hasegawa (D-11)
10 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications.
HB 1510 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1510 (2025–26) PERS/appeal commissioners
- HB 1510 (2023–24) Community preservation auth.
- HB 1510 (2021–22) Nonemergency medical transp.
- HB 1510 (2019–20) Narrow track vehicles
- HB 1510 (2017–18) Port district worker dev.
- HB 1510 (2015–16) Work-related expenses reimb.
- HB 1510 (2013–14) Write-in voting
- HB 1510 (2011–12) State-funded kindergarten