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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1698: Presidential candidate taxes

Requiring disclosure of federal income tax returns of presidential candidates prior to appearing in the primary.

Summary

  • Requires a candidate for the presidential nomination in Washington state to publicly release a copy of his or her last five federal income tax returns.
  • Provides that a candidate who does not do so by 63 days before the primary may not appear on the primary ballot in Washington.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1698), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Derek Stanford (D-1)
Introduced
January 28, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020

AN ACT Relating to requiring disclosure of federal income tax returns of presidential candidates prior to appearing in the primary;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Derek Stanford (D-1)

27 co-sponsors (27 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Laurie Dolan D-22My-Linh Thai D-41Jeff Morris D-40Mia Gregerson D-33Beth Doglio D-22Larry Springer D-45Sharon Wylie D-49Zack Hudgins D-11Jake Fey D-27Roger Goodman D-45Jared Mead D-44Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Noel Frame D-36Lisa Callan D-5Strom Peterson D-21Sharon Shewmake D-42Sherry Appleton D-23Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Steve Kirby D-29Mike Pellicciotti D-30Steve Bergquist D-11Eileen Cody D-34Bill Ramos D-5Nicole Macri D-43Timm Ormsby D-3Javier Valdez D-46Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

HB 1698 in other sessions

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