Washington 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 4 R cosponsors

SB 5439 — Providing sales and use tax exemptions, in the form of a remittance of tax paid, to encourage coal-fired electric generation plants to convert to natural gas-fired plants or biomass energy facilities.

Last action — Senate Rules "X" file.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Action History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.

  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  6. Placed on Rules White Sheet.

  7. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

  8. First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  13. Minority; do not pass.

  14. WM - Majority; do pass.

  15. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (140)

140 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#42)

Passed 45 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31200
Republican 7100
Democrat 7100
Total 45400
% of votes cast 92%8%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Angel — Yea
Becker — Yea
Darneille — Nay
Fain — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Hobbs — Yea
McCoy — Nay
Miloscia — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Palumbo — Yea
Rivers — Yea
Rolfes — Yea
Rossi — Yea
Sheldon — Yea
Brown — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Baumgartner — Yea
Billig — Yea
Carlyle — Yea
Ericksen — Yea
Frockt — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Mullet — Yea
O'Ban — Yea
Padden — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Ranker — Yea
Takko — Yea
Zeiger — Yea
Honeyford — Yea
Keiser — Yea
Kuderer — Yea
Van De Wege — Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Nay
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
Victoria Hunt Democrat Yea
Curtis King Republican Yea
Jim Walsh Republican Yea
John Braun Republican Yea
Judy Warnick Republican Yea
Mark Schoesler Republican Yea
Phil Fortunato Republican Yea
Rob Chase Republican Nay
Shelly Short Republican Yea

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Subjects

taxation energy
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5439?
SB 5439 is sponsored by Brown, John Braun (Republican), Phil Fortunato (Republican), Honeyford, Rivers, Becker, Bailey, Mark Schoesler (Republican), Sheldon, Takko, and Judy Warnick (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 5439?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.
Where can I track SB 5439?
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