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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1558

HB 1558: Honey beekeepers/taxation

Concerning the taxation of honey beekeepers.

Summary

  • Provides eligible honey beekeepers with a sales or use tax exemption for purchases of honeybee food.
  • Includes an expiration date for honeybee tax incentives.
  • Provides legislative intent language linking the purpose of the tax incentives to the impacts of colony collapse disorder.
  • Creates a honeybee workgroup to address honeybee industry challenges.
  • Requires the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to evaluate the impact of state taxes on the honeybee industry compared to other industries as part of its tax preference review.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1558), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2013
  2. Out of committeeMar 1, 2013
  3. Passed HouseMar 9, 2013
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Judy Warnick (R-13)
Introduced
January 30, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1558, SHB 1558

AN ACT Relating to the taxation of honey beekeepers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Judy Warnick (R-13)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Matt Manweller R-13David Taylor R-15Dawn Morrell D-25

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 9, 2013
Version voted on: SHB 1558
98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat55000
Republican43000
How each member voted

Yea (98)

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History

  1. Referred to Finance. (SHB 1558)
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1558)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1558)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1558)
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1558)
  6. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (SHB 1558)
  7. Referred to Ways & Means. (SHB 1558)
  8. And refer to Ways & Means. (SHB 1558)
  9. AWRD - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (SHB 1558)
  10. First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. (SHB 1558)
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SHB 1558)
  12. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1558)
  13. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 1558)
  14. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  15. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1558)
  16. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  17. APP - Executive action taken by committee. (SHB 1558)
  18. APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Finance. (SHB 1558)
  19. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1558)
  20. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1558)
  21. Referred to Appropriations.
  22. APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Finance.
  23. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  24. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  25. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1558)
  26. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  27. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  28. First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 1558 in other sessions

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