WA People
BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 3054: Heritage and arts programs

Reallocating existing lodging taxes for heritage and arts programs in a county with a population of one million or more.

Summary

  • Shifts hotel-motel tax revenues currently deposited in a permanent and irreducible arts and heritage program endowment fund into a special arts and heritage program account and allows its principal to be available for expenditure.
  • Directs all revenues from the hotel motel tax in King County to arts and heritage programs from the time the KingDome bonds are retired through December 31, 2015.
  • Directs at least 37.5 percent of hotel-motel revenues in King County to arts and heritage programs beginning January 1, 2021.
  • Prohibits cities in King County from imposing the hotel-motel tax.

From the House Bill Report (HB 3054), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2008
  2. Out of committeeFeb 12, 2008
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ross Hunter (D-48)
Introduced
January 21, 2008 in the House
Last action
February 12, 2008
Companion bill
SB 6638
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to reallocation of existing lodging taxes for support of heritage and arts programs in a county with a population of one million or more;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ross Hunter (D-48)

20 co-sponsors (17 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Skip Priest R-30Pat Sullivan D-47Ruth Kagi D-32Jim McIntire D-46Glenn Anderson R-5Eric Pettigrew D-37Jamie Pedersen D-43Roger Goodman D-45Fred Jarrett D-41Mark Ericks D-1Larry Springer D-45Deb Eddy D-48Judy Clibborn D-41Shay Schual-Berke D-33Maralyn Chase D-32Mark Miloscia D-30Dan Roach R-31Christopher Hurst D-31Lynn Kessler D-24Sharon Nelson D-34

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  2. Minority; do not pass.
  3. FIN - Majority; do pass.
  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  5. Referred to Finance.
  6. Minority; do not pass.
  7. CEDT - Majority; do pass.
  8. CEDT - Executive action taken by committee.
  9. First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Trade.

HB 3054 in other sessions

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