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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 3099

HB 3099: Community empowerment zones

Creating a sales and use tax deferral program for eligible investment projects in community empowerment zones.

Summary

  • Requires the Department of Revenue (Department) to issue state and local sales and use tax deferral certificates for construction of new corporate headquarters in designated community empowerment zones when investment, employment, and other criteria are met.
  • Limits the number of tax deferral certificates issued biennially by the Department to two, including no more than one from any single community empowerment zone.
  • Terminates tax deferral applications after December 31, 2020.

From the House Bill Report (HB 3099), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2008
  2. Out of committeeFeb 12, 2008
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Troy Kelley (D-28)
Introduced
January 22, 2008 in the House
Last action
February 19, 2008
Companion bill
SB 6626
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 3099, SHB 3099

AN ACT Relating to creating a sales and use tax deferral program for eligible investment projects in community empowerment zones;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Troy Kelley (D-28)

11 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Jeannie Darneille D-27Dennis Flannigan D-27Steve Kirby D-29Dawn Morrell D-25Tom Campbell R-2Patricia Lantz D-26Steve Conway D-29Tami Green D-28Joyce McDonald R-25Larry Seaquist D-26Pat Sullivan D-47

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 3099)
  2. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  3. Placed on second reading. (SHB 3099)
  4. Placed on second reading.
  5. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 3099)
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 3099)
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  8. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  10. Referred to Finance.
  11. CEDT - Majority; do pass.
  12. CEDT - Executive action taken by committee.
  13. First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Trade.

HB 3099 in other sessions

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

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