WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1239: Tax exemption accountability

Increasing tax exemption transparency and accountability.

Summary

  • Requires the operating budget for the state to include a tax expenditure budget detailing all discretionary state tax expenditures with an estimate of state revenue impacts.
  • Requires the Governor's budget documents to include a list of expiring tax expenditures and a recommendation to extend or allow the tax expenditure to expire.
  • Modifies the Department of Revenue tax exemption report.
  • Modifies the requirements of the Citizen Commission and Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee tax preference reviews.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (HB 1239), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Gerry Pollet (D-46)
Introduced
January 15, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
SB 5492
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to increasing tax exemption transparency and accountability;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Gerry Pollet (D-46)

25 co-sponsors (25 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Sherry Appleton D-23Chris Reykdal D-22Luis Moscoso D-1Senator D-22Derek Stanford D-1Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Ruth Kagi D-32Jessyn Farrell D-46Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Hans Dunshee D-44Brady Walkinshaw D-43Eric Pettigrew D-37Steve Tharinger D-24Cindy Ryu D-32Mike Sells D-38Gael Tarleton D-36Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Roger Goodman D-45Eileen Cody D-34Sharon Wylie D-49Joan McBride D-48Steve Bergquist D-11Marcus Riccelli D-3Timm Ormsby D-3Steve Kirby D-29

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1239 in other sessions

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