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- Introduced by Rep. Eric Pettigrew, (Seattle) (D) on February 13, 2010, to establish a public utility tax on community residential service businesses, home care businesses, and adult day health businesses. The bill also creates the community residential investment account and the home and community based services investment account.
- Referred to the House Finance Committee on February 13, 2010.
- Substitute offered in the House on March 1, 2010, to clarify the definition of "community residential service business". Home care agency businesses are removed from the PUT. The share of new taxes that go into the new Community Residential Investment Account is reduced from 95 percent to 73 percent. The share of new taxes that go into the new Home and Community Based Services Investment Account is reduced from 95 percent to 75 percent. New taxes on home and community based services end if federal matching funds are not available. Existing rate caps on local B&O taxes to community residential service businesses and adult day health businesses are retained. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on March 1, 2010.
- Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 3, 2010.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Eric Pettigrew, (Seattle) (D) on March 10, 2010, to clarify that Adult Day Health Businesses are businesses that provide skilled therapeutic services. Requires that funds in the Community Residential Investment Account and Home and Community Based Services Investment Account be used for the purposes specified. Changes the percentage of the funds collected under the act that must be deposited to the general fund. Provides a review of the tax by June 30, 2015. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 10, 2010.
- Referred to the House Finance Committee on February 13, 2010.
- Passed 65 to 32 in the House on March 10, 2010, adds community residential service businesses and adult day health businesses to the public utility tax at a rate of 5.029 percent. It also places revenue into accounts to provide for vendor rates, compensation to staff, and access to services.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the Senate on March 11, 2010.
- Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on March 11, 2010.
- Received in the House on March 11, 2010.
- Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 11, 2010.
- Passed 61 to 32 in the House on March 16, 2010.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the Senate on March 17, 2010.
- Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on March 17, 2010.
- Referred to the House Rules Committee on April 12, 2010.
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1) Re: 2010 House Bill 3186 (Concerning the taxation of community residential services) by Reality Check on March 18, 2010Hey, Washington state already has immorally high taxes on the telephone, water, electricity and crap ( sewer service ) used ( or produced by ) the elderly, disabled and sick.
It seems only fair to add such immorally high taxes to their health care services as well. Everyone know the elderly, disabled and sick are all wealthy and can afford such immorally high taxes more than others.
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But the feel good liberals who propose these types of money-grabbing bills don't have the common sense to see the consequences of their stupid bills. It doesn't matter how many people are actually hurt if it makes them feel good about themselves.
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I covered this in my Seminary class today, the importance and the necessity of planning ahead. Sadly, none of the legislature were present.
DK
ANOTHER idiotic bill that will harm the health and lives of people.
Comparing businesses that help the elderly, sick and disabled by providing home care to public utilities in order to TAX them is draconian and utterly senseless.
As those who testified in opposition to this bill, it will end up hurting those who are low income but not eligible for Medicaid because it will increase business costs that won't be covered by government subsidies such as those available for Medicaid recipients. It may end up driving some out of business.
But the feel good liberals who propose these types of money-grabbing bills don't have the common sense to see the consequences of their stupid bills. If they believe it sounds good, they will propose it. It doesn't matter how many people are actually hurt if it makes them feel good about themselves.
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