BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 6048: Telecom internet tax exem

Extending the federal internet tax freedom act to Washington state by preserving the current treatment.

Summary

Preserves internet service providers' current sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications services purchased, used, or sold to provide internet access service or to otherwise enable users to access content, information, or other services offered over the internet and preserves and limits city or town license fees or taxes in a parallel manner.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to extending the federal internet tax freedom act to Washington state by preserving the current treatment;

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

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

SB 6048 (2025–26) Professional engineers · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6048 (2023–24) Special education ombuds · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6048 (2019–20) Insurance group supervision · Enacted · Chapter 243, Laws of 2020
SB 6048 (2017–18) Tobacco & vapor products/age · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6048 (2013–14) Flame retardants · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6048 (2011–12) Nursing homes/prescriptions · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6048 (2009–10) State's education system · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6048 (2007–08) Primaries and elections · Did not pass · died in committee