H 263 — TAXATION – Adds to existing law to provide that certain fees related to animal adoption and rescue are not subject to sales and use taxes.
Last action — U.C. to be returned to Ways & Means Committee
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
13 added · 12 removed13 line(s) added, 12 removed.
263263, As Amended in the Senate BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION;
Any fee charged by a non-lo- profitcal government or a nonprofit entity that has tax-exempt status under sectionsec- tion 501(c)(3) of the In-Internal ternal Revenue Code for the adoption or rescue of an animal is deemed a ser-service vice fee and not the sale or use of tangible personal property.
Such adoption or rescue fees, which may include costs ordinarily and necessarily incurred by the local government or nonprofit entity for the care, feeding, housing, and transportation of such adopted or rescued animal,ani- mal, shall not be subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter and have never been subject to such taxes.
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Amendments
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Action History
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U.C. to be returned to Ways & Means Committee
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U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
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U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
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U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 31, 2025
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U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
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Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading
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Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
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Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
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Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
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House Concurred in Senate Amendments
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Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
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Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Patterson(Ward-Engelking), Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - GallowayTitle apvd - to House
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Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading
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Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
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Amendments reported printed
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Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
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Amendments ordered printed
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Placed in the Committee of the Whole
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Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
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Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation
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Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
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Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann(Mosman), Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Fuhriman, GreenFloor Sponsor - ShepherdTitle apvd - to Senate
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U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
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Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
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Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
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Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation
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Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
Sponsors
- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (104)
104 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors H 263?
- H 263 is sponsored by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
- What is the current status of H 263?
- This bill died with 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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