BILL · 2021–22 SESSION
SB 5554: Local net income taxes
Eliminating the prohibition on local net income taxes if certain revenue neutrality requirements are met.
Summary
- Authorizes a county, city, or town to levy a graduated tax on personal or business net income if the jurisdiction makes a corresponding reduction in the amounts collected in certain uniform local taxes.
- Provides that any reduction in existing taxes must be made prior to or in conjunction with a jurisdiction levying a personal or business net income tax.
- Repeals the existing statute prohibiting a local government from levying a net income tax.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 10, 2022
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Bob Hasegawa (D-11)
- Introduced
- January 10, 2022 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2022
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to eliminating the prohibition on local net income taxes if certain revenue neutrality requirements are met;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Bob Hasegawa (D-11)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- First reading, referred to Housing & Local Government.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 5554 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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