BILL REQ. #:  H-0609.1 

Read first time 01/16/13.   Referred to Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight.

     AN ACT Relating to recommendations for streamlining reporting requirements for taxes and fees on spirits; adding a new section to chapter 66.08 RCW; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The legislature finds that the adoption of Initiative Measure No. 1183 by the voters in 2011 privatized the sale and distribution of spirits in Washington. The legislature also finds that reporting requirements for all liquor taxes and fees are administratively complex and require payment and reporting to multiple state agencies.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 66.08 RCW to read as follows:
     By September 30, 2013, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the board and the department of revenue must make recommendations to the legislature that detail the statutory changes necessary to: Streamline the collection of liquor taxes, fees, and reports; and require a singular state agency to be responsible for the collection of this revenue and information.