BILL · 2021–22 SESSION
SB 5387: Working families tax exempt.
Concerning working families tax exemption.
Summary
- Expands the Working Families' Tax Exemption (WFTE) to include those with individual taxpayer identification numbers who would otherwise be eligible for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit.
- Restructures the WFTE program, including remittance calculations.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 29, 2021
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Joe Nguyen (D-34)
- Introduced
- January 29, 2021 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2022
- Companion bill
- HB 1297
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to the working families tax exemption;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Joe Nguyen (D-34)
19 co-sponsors (19 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Marko Liias D-21Andy Billig D-3Annette Cleveland D-49Steve Conway D-29Jeannie Darneille D-27Senator D-47Manka Dhingra D-45Senator D-46Bob Hasegawa D-11Senator D-22Karen Keiser D-33Liz Lovelett D-40Jamie Pedersen D-43Emily Randall D-26June Robinson D-38Rebecca Saldaña D-37Derek Stanford D-1Lisa Wellman D-41Claire Wilson D-30
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.
SB 5387 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5387 (2023–24) Property tax/homestead
- SB 5387 (2019–20) Physician telemedicine cred.
- SB 5387 (2017–18) Hydrolysis of human remains
- SB 5387 (2015–16) Business orgs/uniformity
- SB 5387 (2013–14) Corrections dept employees
- SB 5387 (2011–12) Self-insurance/st. risk mgr
- SB 5387 (2009–10) Traffic signals/motorcycles