WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1902: Spirits retail license tax

Renaming the spirits retail license fee as a tax and dedicating revenue to education.

Summary

  • Reframes the spirits retail license fee as a tax and transfers responsibility for the tax to the Department of Revenue.
  • Directs a portion of the revenue from the spirits retail license fee to the Education Legacy Trust Account.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (HB 1902), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 2, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mark Harmsworth (R-44)
Introduced
February 2, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to renaming the spirits retail license fee as a tax and dedicating revenue to education;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mark Harmsworth (R-44)

4 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Representative R-26Elizabeth Scott R-39Dan Griffey R-35Dave Hayes R-10

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. Referred to Finance.
  7. Committee relieved of further consideration.
  8. First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1902 in other sessions

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