S-0294.1

SENATE BILL 5589

BySenators Schoesler, Mullet, Becker, Brown, Hobbs, King, Bailey, Fortunato, O'Ban, Rivers, Padden, Wagoner, Wilson, L., Honeyford, Warnick, Short, Ericksen, Holy, Hawkins, and Walsh

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting local taxes based on employee wages, employee hours, or the number of employment positions; and adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 35.21 RCW to read as follows:

A city or town may not impose a tax measured by employee wages, employee hours, or the number of employment positions, which is initially enacted on or after January 1, 2019.

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