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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2730

HB 2730: Worker ed. attainment

Encouraging employers to promote and support workers' educational attainment.

Summary

  • Provides a business and occupation and public utility tax credit for contributions to qualified educational expenses of employees, of up to $5,000 annually per employer.
  • Limits statewide credits to $500,000 per calendar year.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2730), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2018
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Laurie Jinkins (D-27)
Introduced
January 15, 2018 in the House
Last action
February 6, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2730, SHB 2730

AN ACT Relating to encouraging employers to promote and support workers' educational attainment;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Laurie Jinkins (D-27)

8 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Mike Steele R-12Mike Chapman D-24J.T. Wilcox R-2Brian Blake D-19Carolyn Eslick R-39Larry Haler R-8Steve Tharinger D-24Vandana Slatter D-48

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 2730)
  2. Referred to Appropriations.
  3. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2730)
  4. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  5. First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2730 in other sessions

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

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