SSB 5581 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to improving the effectiveness and adequacy of state tax laws by clarifying and simplifying nexus provisions, by decreasing compliance and administrative burdens for taxpayers and the department of revenue, by facilitating the collection of new tax revenue resulting from the United States supreme court's decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., by providing more consistent tax obligations for both domestic and foreign sellers, and by simplifying the expiration of sales tax sourcing mitigation payments to local governments on September 30, 2019;
Description Improving the effectiveness and adequacy of state tax laws by clarifying and simplifying nexus provisions, by decreasing compliance and administrative burdens for taxpayers and the department of revenue, by facilitating the collection of new tax revenue resulting from the United States supreme court's decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., by providing more consistent tax obligations for both domestic and foreign sellers, and by simplifying the expiration of sales tax sourcing mitigation payments to local governments on September 30, 2019.

Details

Date Introduced 02/07/2019
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2019-20
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $317,005.31
Original Prediction 0.00%

Bill Topics

BUSINESSES
FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS
TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS, CREDITS, DEDUCTIONS, DEFERRALS, ETC.
TAXES - BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION
TAXES - EXCISE
TAXES - SALES
TAXES - USE

Sponsors

Committee Hearings

Hearing Senate Ways & Means (Public)
Hearing Senate Ways & Means (Executive)
Hearing House Finance (Public)
Hearing House Finance (Executive)

SSB 5581 Bill Timeline

Go to SSB 5581 at leg.wa.gov
Became Law
03/14/2019
C 8 L 19
Governor signed.
03/14/2019
C 8 L 19
Chapter 8, 2019 Laws.
03/14/2019
C 8 L 19
Effective date 3/14/2019*.
03/12/2019
C 8 L 19
Delivered to Governor.
03/11/2019
C 8 L 19
Senate concurred in House amendments.
03/11/2019
C 8 L 19
Passed final passage; yeas, 37; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 1.
03/11/2019
C 8 L 19
President signed.
03/11/2019
C 8 L 19
Speaker signed.
03/08/2019
C 8 L 19
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
03/08/2019
C 8 L 19
Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 4.
02/28/2019
C 8 L 19
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
02/25/2019
C 8 L 19
FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
02/25/2019
C 8 L 19
FIN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
02/25/2019
C 8 L 19
Minority; do not pass.
02/18/2019
C 8 L 19
First reading, referred to Finance.
02/15/2019
C 8 L 19
1st substitute bill substituted.
02/15/2019
C 8 L 19
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
02/15/2019
C 8 L 19
Third reading, passed; yeas, 33; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 3.
02/12/2019
C 8 L 19
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
02/11/2019
C 8 L 19
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
02/07/2019
C 8 L 19
WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
02/07/2019
C 8 L 19
Minority; without recommendation.
01/24/2019
Ssubst for
First reading, referred to Ways & Means.