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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1695

HB 1695: Lodging taxes

Allowing the use of lodging taxes for financing workforce housing and tourism promotion activities or facilities.

Summary

  • Clarifies that hotel-motel revenues can be used to pay off bonds issued for affordable workforce housing and tourism-promotion.
  • Requires King County to conduct an open public process to determine how revenues are used for tourism-promotion.
  • Modifies the definition of tourism-promotion to include facilities.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1695), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 2013
  2. Out of committeeMar 1, 2013
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34)
Introduced
February 6, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1695, SHB 1695

AN ACT Relating to allowing the use of lodging taxes for financing workforce housing and tourism promotion activities or facilities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34)

6 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Pat Sullivan D-47Larry Springer D-45Linda Kochmar R-30Cindy Ryu D-32Luis Moscoso D-1Mary Helen Roberts D-21

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1695)
  2. Referred to Finance. (SHB 1695)
  3. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1695)
  4. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  5. Referred to Finance.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1695)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1695)
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  11. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1695)
  12. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1695)
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1695)
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  16. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  17. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1695)
  18. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1695)
  19. Minority; do not pass.
  20. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  21. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  22. Referred to Finance.
  23. Held on first reading.

HB 1695 in other sessions

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