WA People
BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

HB 1246: Rural internet infra./taxes

Allowing a local sales and use tax as a credit against the state sales tax for rural high-speed internet infrastructure without increasing the total sales and use tax rate.

Summary

  • Authorizes an additional 0.05 percent local sales and use tax, credited against the state portion of the sales and use tax, to be imposed by a rural county public facilities district to support the development of rural high-speed internet infrastructure.

From the House Bill Analysis 2021 (HB 1246), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2021
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ed Orcutt (R-20)
Introduced
January 18, 2021 in the House
Last action
January 10, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to allowing a local sales and use tax as a credit against the state sales tax for rural high-speed internet infrastructure without increasing the total sales and use tax rate;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ed Orcutt (R-20)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Representative R-26

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 Finance.

HB 1246 in other sessions

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