BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 3380

HB 3380: Housing and arts

Concerning financing options for housing and arts, heritage, cultural, and community development programs.

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.
  • Requires the 2 percent King County car rental tax to be used for low-income housing upon repayment of baseball stadium bonds.

From the House Bill Report (HB 3380), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 29, 2008
  2. Out of committeeMar 3, 2008
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ross Hunter (D-48)
Introduced
February 29, 2008 in the House
Last action
March 3, 2008
Versions
HB 3380, SHB 3380

AN ACT Relating to financing options for housing and arts, heritage, cultural, and community development programs;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ross Hunter (D-48)

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 3380)
  2. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 3380)
  3. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 3380)
  4. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  5. Minority; do not pass.
  6. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  8. First reading, referred to Finance.

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