FINAL BILL REPORT

SHB 1456

This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a statement of legislative intent.

C 124 L 13

Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description: Authorizing pretax payroll deductions for qualified transit and parking benefits.

Sponsors: House Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, Moscoso, Seaquist, Blake, Riccelli, Reykdal, Stanford, Fitzgibbon and Bergquist).

House Committee on Government Operations & Elections

Senate Committee on Governmental Operations

Background:

Subject to specified requirements, public officers and state employees may request payroll deductions for the following:

Parking fee payroll deductions are authorized only for payments made for parking facilities furnished by an agency or by the Department of Enterprise Services (DES).

Summary:

Public officer and state employee parking fee payment deductions for qualified transit and parking benefits must, to the extent possible, be pretax for benefits allowed under the federal internal revenue code.

Votes on Final Passage:

House

65

31

Senate

41

7

Effective:

July 28, 2013