Providing substantial and permanent tax relief for small businesses to mitigate structural deficiencies in Washington's business and occupation tax and lessen long-term negative economic consequences of the pandemic that have disproportionately impacted small businesses. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Providing substantial tax relief for small businesses to mitigate structural deficiencies in Washington's business and occupation tax and lessen long-term negative economic consequences of the pandemic that have disproportionately impacted small businesses.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 22, 2022
Signed Mar 31, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2022 · House Mar 9, 2022
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Mar 10, 2022
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
18
Committee
11
Mar 31, 2022
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
lower
Mar 9, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-1)
house
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 01:00 PM
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
FIN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 1:00 PM.
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Public hearing and executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
lower
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Reuven Carlyle
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Randall
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Mullet
DDemocratic
Co
Patty Kuderer
DDemocratic
Co
Sam Hunt
DDemocratic
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