SENATE BILL REPORT

                                   SSB 5928

                       AS PASSED SENATE, MARCH 15, 1991

Brief Description:  Prohibiting interest and penalties on delinquent 1991 taxes on personal residences owned by military personnel.

SPONSORS:Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Sellar, Anderson, Amondson, McDonald, Craswell, Oke, Bailey, Nelson, Hayner, L. Smith, Saling, Patterson, McCaslin and Johnson).

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5928 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

      Signed by Senators McDonald, Chairman; Craswell, Vice Chairman; Bailey, Bluechel, Cantu, Gaspard, Hayner, Johnson, L. Kreidler, Metcalf, Newhouse, Saling, Talmadge, West, Williams, and Wojahn. 

Staff:  Terry Wilson (786‑7715)

Hearing Dates:March 7, 1991; March 8, 1991

BACKGROUND:

Property taxes are due on April 30 but may be paid in two installments.  If one-half of the taxes are paid on April 30, the remaining one-half is due on October 31.

Delinquent taxes are subject to interest at 12 percent per year compounded monthly.  In addition, a penalty of 3 percent is assessed on the amount of tax delinquent on May 31 and a penalty of 8 percent is assessed on the amount of tax delinquent on November 30.

SUMMARY:

No interest or penalties may be assessed for the period April 30, 1991, through December 31, 1991, on delinquent 1991 taxes which are imposed on personal residences owned by military personnel who participated in the situation known as "Operation Desert Shield," "Operation Desert Storm," or any following operation from August 2, 1990, to a date specified by an agency of the federal government as the end of such operations.

Appropriation:  none

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  requested March 4, 1991

Effective Date:  The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.

TESTIMONY FOR:  None

TESTIMONY AGAINST:  None

TESTIFIED:  No one