Legislative Referrals

The WSBA Justice and Diversity Initiatives (JDI) Department reviews all bills during a legislative session. The JDI Department identifies all proposed bills that may affect the practice of law or the adminstration of justice, and forwards them to the appropriate WSBA sections for review. Thus, the Taxation Section receives some tax-related bills for review and comment. When the Taxation Section recieves proposed legislation from the JDI Department, the bill number and title of the legislation are provided here. The Section will also note whether a position has been taken on each bill - please see the Comment Policy for further details.

Download the 2008 Tax Legislation Summary

E2SHB 1621     Manufactured/mobile home communities
3SHB 2053       Improving the availability of motor vehicle fuel
HB 2460           Leasehold tax exemption: ampitheatre 
                        property
HB 2542           Cigarette tax enforcement
HB 2544           Tax exemptions for temporary medical 
                        housing
SHB 2585         B&O tax rate for surface material products
HB 2650           Cigarette tax agreement w/ the Yakima 
                        Nation
HB 2678           B&O tax rate for surface material products
ESHB 2847       Sales/use tax exemption for weatherization
ESHB 3096       Financing State Route 520 bridge project
2SHB 3104       Expanding rights of domestic partners
SHB 3126         SSUTA and local govt. tax/licensing authority
HB 3151           Lewis County public facilities district
HB 3188           Exempting waste vegetable oil from excise
                        tax
HB 3275           Taxation of grocery distribution cooperatives
SHB 3283         Penalty/interest relief for military personnel
ESHB 3303       B&O tax credit for polysilicon manufacturers
HB 3362           B&O tax credit for energy efficient equipment
SSB 5256         Prop. tax relief income for disabled veterans
2SSB 5642       Reduced cigarette ignition propensity
E2SSB 6111     Generating electricity from tidal & wave
                        energy
SB 6196           Definitions - LIFT demonstration projects
SB 6216           Cigarette contract w/ the Shoalwater Bay 
                        Tribe
SB 6375           Sale tax exemption for trail grooming
SSB 6389         Tax exemptions for military housing
SSB 6423         Tax credit: motion picture competitiveness
                        program
2SSB 6468       Taxation of honey beekeepers
2SSB 6626       Sales/use tax deferral for corp. headquarters
SB 6638           Reallocation of lodging tax/heritage & arts
                        programs
ESB 6641         Voter-approved property tax increases
ESB 6663         Improving tax administration
2SSB 6732       Construction industry tax force
SB 6799           Sourcing of sales tax by florists
SSB 6806         Tax exemptions for anaerobic digesters
ESSB 6809       Sales tax exemption for working families
SSB 6828         Tax incentives for the aerospace industry
SSB 6851         Documentation for real estate excise tax
                        exemption
SB 6950           Obligations suspended during declared 
                        emergencies