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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5589: Local taxes/employment

Prohibiting local taxes based on employee wages, employee hours, or the number of employment positions.

Summary

  • Prohibits a city or town from imposing a tax measured by employee wages, employee hours, or the number of employment positions, which is initially enacted on or after January 1, 2019.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5589), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mark Schoesler (R-9)
Introduced
January 24, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting local taxes based on employee wages, employee hours, or the number of employment positions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mark Schoesler (R-9)

19 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 17 Republicans)

Mark Mullet D-5Senator R-2Senator R-8Steve Hobbs D-44Curtis King R-14Barbara Bailey R-10Phil Fortunato R-31Steve O'Ban R-28Senator R-18Mike Padden R-4Keith Wagoner R-39Lynda Wilson R-17Senator R-15Judy Warnick R-13Shelly Short R-7Doug Ericksen R-42Jeff Holy R-6Senator R-12Maureen Walsh R-16

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 Local Government.

SB 5589 in other sessions

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

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