Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5154 2013–14 |
Cooperative finance orgsCreating a B&O Exemption for Cooperative Finance Organizations . The B&O tax does not apply to amounts received by a cooperative finance organization where the amounts are derived from loans to rural electric cooperatives or... | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 5283 2013–14 |
Health benefit exchangeA B&O tax exemption is provided to the Exchange, which applies both prospectively and retroactively , for amounts received from the state of Washington or the federal government . | Andy Hill (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 5342 2013–14 |
Restaurants/sales, use exempA sales and use tax exemption is provided for products sold to restaurants that impart flavor to food during the cooking process. The product must be completely or substantially consumed during the cooking process, which... | Bruce Dammeier (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 5453 2013–14 |
Honey beekeepers/tax exempThe B&O and sales and use tax exemptions provided to beekeepers for the following activities are extended until July 1, 2016: the B&O tax on the wholesale sale of honey and honey bee products; the B&O tax on bee pollination... | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 5561 2013–14 |
Dairy products B&O taxationAn additional type of sale of dairy products is temporarily exempt from the B&O tax until July 1, 2015. These are sales of dairy products to purchasers who use the dairy products as an ingredient or component in the... | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 5613 2013–14 |
Opportunity to dance/coverThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 5622 2013–14 |
Taxation of large airplanesLarge private airplanes that are in Washington longer than 90 days, but are here either for: storage of longer than a year; or repairs, alterations, or reconstruction, are exempt from the state's $15 registration fee. | Mike Hewitt (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 5752 2013–14 |
Solar energy systems/B&O taxThe expiration date for the B&O tax rate on manufacturers and wholesalers of solar energy systems using photovoltaic modules or stirling converters, or of solar grade silicon, silicon solar wafers, silicon solar cells, thin... | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 5831 2013–14 |
Clay target sales & use exemThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 5848 2013–14 |
Blood, tissue banks/tax exemThe definitions of qualifying blood bank and qualifying blood and tissue bank are expanded to include testing or processing of blood, on behalf of itself or another qualifying blood bank or qualifying blood and tissue bank.... | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 5862 2013–14 |
Mint growers and processorsAmounts derived by mint growers and processors engaged in the manufacturing and wholesaling of mint are exempt from the B&O tax. Mint growers and processors are exempt from the sales and use taxes for the purchase of propane... | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 5865 2013–14 |
Fundraising purchases/use txThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 5866 2013–14 |
Hog fuel sales & use tx exemThe expiration date for the existing sales and use tax exemption is delayed by 11 years, from June 30, 2013, until June 30, 2024. The Department of Revenue (Department) must declare any hog fuel sales tax exemption claimed... | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6247 2013–14 |
Parent decisions re: childProhibits the state or any political subdivision of the state, or any agency, officer, or employee thereof, from infringing the fundamental right of a parent to make decisions regarding the care, custody, supervision, and... | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6253 2013–14 |
Corrections dept staffRequires the office of financial management to contract with consultants with the requisite experience and expertise to perform an evidence-based study and progress report of staffing ratios and safety assessments in... | Kirk Pearson (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6254 2013–14 |
Placement of juvenilesAuthorizes a police officer, under certain circumstances, to take a person to a nonsecure facility that provides or has access to family intervention services if the person is age sixteen or seventeen years and within the... | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6255 2013–14 |
Motorcycle helmet standardsChanges references to manufacturing standards for motorcycle helmets. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6256 2013–14 |
Motorcycle road guard certifRequires the director of the department of licensing to: (1) Create and, when appropriate, issue a motorcycle road guard certificate; and (2) In consultation with motorcycle skills education course instructors, establish... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6257 2013–14 |
Racial disproportionalityAs part of its duties maintaining the sentencing information system, CFC must publish a summary of racial disproportionality in adult felony sentencing and juvenile dispositions on an annual basis. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6260 2013–14 |
Parks, rec, & nat. resourcesAddresses fiscal matters for state parks, recreation, and natural resources. | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6261 2013–14 |
Statements by juvenilesStatements, admissions, or confessions made by a juvenile in the course of a mental health or chemical dependency screening or assessment may not be admissible into evidence against the juvenile on the issue of guilt, unless... | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6262 2013–14 |
Oil transportation safetyEstablishes the oil transportation safety act. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6263 2013–14 |
Mitigation fees/traffic/SEPAAuthorizes a city, under certain circumstances, to impose mitigation fees for traffic impacts, under the state environmental policy act, for proposals located outside of its jurisdictional boundaries. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6266 2013–14 |
Educational staff nonrenewalAddresses the requirement of a written notice for nonrenewal and transfer of educational staff. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6268 2013–14 |
Alt. fuel vehicle tax exemThe sales and use tax exemption for new cars that run exclusively on clean alternative fuels, and for a fleet of used cars that have been converted to run on clean alternative fuels, is extended until July 1, 2023. | Steve Litzow (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |