Washington Business 2019 Legislative Review & Vote Record | Page 33

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Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic, and Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, were bipartisan sponsors of HB 1348 ,which would have given B&O
tax relief to manufacturers.
volume threshold. The bill also made
changes to a B&O and sales tax exemption
for goods in import commerce that AWB
initially opposed until amendments were
made. AW B wa s neut ra l on t he f ina l
version of the bill.
ESSB 5313
local levy authority
Passed/AWB Neutral
There was a levy swap in the McCleary
K-12 funding fix in 2017 whereby the state
property tax levy increase in exchange for
delayed implementation of a cap to local
Bill considered as part of
AWB’s voting record
school operations and maintenance levies
to the lesser of $2,500 per pupil or $1.50 per
$1,000 of assessed value. With Democrats
having taken majority control in the Senate,
there was a push to repeal the local levy
cap. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5313,
sponsored by Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer
Island, increased the taxing authority of
local school districts to raise property taxes
to $2.50 per $1,000 of assessed value or
$2,500 per pupil in districts with fewer than
40,000 full time students, and the lesser of
$2.50 or $3,000 per pupil for school districts
with 40,000 students or more. AWB did not
take an advocacy position on this bill.
Favorable outcome for
Washington businesses
SHB 1348
manufacturing tax fairness
Failed/AWB Supported
AW B supported Substitute House Bill
1348, with bipartisan sponsorship from
Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, and
Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic,
which would have lowered the B&O tax
rate for manufacturing by 40 percent to
be on par with aerospace. The bill passed
15-0 out of House Rural Development
Ag riculture & Natural Resources, but
failed to receive a public hearing from
the Finance Committee.
Missed Opportunities
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