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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2909

HB 2909: Sales and use taxes/cities

Allowing certain cities to impose sales and use taxes to offset municipal service costs to newly annexed areas.

Summary

  • Authorizes a city in a county with a population density greater than 620 persons per square mile and less than 686 persons per square mile that annexes an area to impose a sales and use tax to fund the provision of urban services to such area.
  • Requires that a city conducting an annexation in certain southwestern Washington counties have an interlocal agreement with the county regarding the city's use of the tax revenues before the annexing city can impose the taxes authorized under the act.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2909), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2010
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sherry Appleton (D-23)
Introduced
January 18, 2010 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2909, SHB 2909

AN ACT Relating to allowing certain cities to impose sales and use taxes to offset municipal service costs to newly annexed areas;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sherry Appleton (D-23)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2909)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Finance. (SHB 2909)
  4. Referred to Finance.
  5. LGH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2909)
  6. LGH - Executive action taken by committee.
  7. LGH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  8. First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing.

HB 2909 in other sessions

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

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