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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1549: Tax preferences

Investing in education and other vital public services by narrowing or eliminating tax preferences, making administrative revenue changes, and redirecting existing revenue sources.

Summary

  • Invests in education and other vital public services by: (1) Narrowing the use tax exemption for extracted fuel; (2) Modifying the nonresident sales and use tax exemption; (3) Eliminating the sales and use tax exemption for bottled water; and (4) Addressing the real estate excise tax on foreclosures; the limit trade-in exclusion; the business license fee; the interest rate on assessments and refunds; trust fund…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kristine Lytton (D-40)
Introduced
January 23, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5112
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to investing in education and other vital public services by narrowing or eliminating tax preferences, making administrative revenue changes, and redirecting existing revenue sources;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kristine Lytton (D-40)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Sherry Appleton D-23Timm Ormsby D-3

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. First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1549 in other sessions

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