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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESHB 2034

HB 2034: Basic and higher ed funding

Funding K-12 basic education and higher education by narrowing or eliminating tax preferences.

Summary

  • Eliminates the preferential business and occupation (B&O) tax rate of 0.275 percent for travel agents and tour operators.
  • Eliminates the preferential B&O tax rate of 0.138 percent for resellers of prescription drugs.
  • Repeals the sales and use tax exemption for bottled water.
  • Narrows the high technology tax credit for research and development.
  • Expires the high technology sales and use tax deferral program on July 1, 2013.
  • Narrows the use tax exemption for extracted fuel produced by an extractor or manufacturer during the extracting or manufacturing activity.

From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESHB 2034), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedApr 17, 2013
  2. Out of committeeJun 6, 2013
  3. Passed HouseJun 6, 2013
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Timm Ormsby (D-3)
Introduced
April 17, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2034, ESHB 2034

AN ACT Relating to funding K-12 basic education and higher education by narrowing or eliminating tax preferences;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Timm Ormsby (D-3)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Chris Reykdal D-22

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed June 6, 2013
Version voted on: ESHB 2034
52 Yea 40 Nay 0 Absent 5 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat52201
Republican03804
How each member voted

Yea (52)

Excused (5)

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History

  1. Referred to Finance. (ESHB 2034)
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (ESHB 2034)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (ESHB 2034)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (ESHB 2034)
  5. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (ESHB 2034)
  6. First reading, referred to Ways & Means. (ESHB 2034)
  7. Placed on second reading. (ESHB 2034)
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 52; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 5. (ESHB 2034)
  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESHB 2034)
  10. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESHB 2034)
  11. 1st substitute bill substituted. (ESHB 2034)
  12. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  13. Placed on second reading.
  14. APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (ESHB 2034)
  15. Minority; do not pass. (ESHB 2034)
  16. Minority; do not pass.
  17. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  18. APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  19. Referred to Appropriations.
  20. Committee relieved of further consideration.
  21. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  22. First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2034 in other sessions

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