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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESHB 2252

HB 2252: County funding

Funding for arts and heritage programs, regional centers, human services, low-income housing, and community development in a county with a population of one million five hundred thousand or more.

Summary

  • Directs revenue from the following King County taxes into a dedicated account in King County: the 2 percent car rental tax, the 0.5 percent restaurant tax, the 2 percent state shared hotel-motel tax, and 75 percent of the 1 percent car rental tax.
  • Requires money in the account to be used for regional centers, art and heritage programs, low income housing, community development, and human services.

From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESHB 2252), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 18, 2009
  2. Out of committeeMar 2, 2009
  3. Passed HouseMar 12, 2009
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ross Hunter (D-48)
Introduced
February 18, 2009 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2252, ESHB 2252

AN ACT Relating to sales and use taxes on car rentals, restaurants, and lodging to fund arts and heritage programs, regional centers, human services, low-income housing, and community development in a county with a population of one million five hundred thousand or more;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ross Hunter (D-48)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Roger Goodman D-45

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 12, 2009
Version voted on: ESHB 2252
54 Yea 42 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat52901
Republican23300
How each member voted

Yea (54)

Excused (1)

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1 other recorded vote (amendments, procedural motions)

House · Amendment 179 by Orcutt (page 7, line 30)

March 12, 2009
Version voted on: ESHB 2252
38 Yea 58 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat55601
Republican33200
How each member voted

Nay (58)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (ESHB 2252)
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (ESHB 2252)
  3. Referred to Finance. (ESHB 2252)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (ESHB 2252)
  5. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (ESHB 2252)
  6. First reading, referred to Ways & Means. (ESHB 2252)
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESHB 2252)
  8. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESHB 2252)
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 1. (ESHB 2252)
  10. 1st substitute bill substituted. (ESHB 2252)
  11. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (ESHB 2252)
  13. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  14. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (ESHB 2252)
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (ESHB 2252)
  16. Minority; do not pass. (ESHB 2252)
  17. Minority; do not pass.
  18. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  19. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  20. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  21. First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 2252 in other sessions

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