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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2150: Business and occupation tax

Reforming the business and occupation tax to provide fairness and administrative simplicity.

Summary

  • Reforming Washington's Business and Occupation Tax by allowing businesses to deduct major costs of doing business and adjusting tax rates to maintain revenue neutrality.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (HB 2150), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 19, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Drew MacEwen (R-35)
Introduced
February 19, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to reforming the business and occupation tax to provide fairness and administrative simplicity;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Drew MacEwen (R-35)

6 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Norma Smith R-10Maureen Walsh R-16Brandon Vick R-18Steve Tharinger D-24Chris Reykdal D-22Vincent Buys R-42

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 2150 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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