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2013 House Bill 1456: Authorizing pretax payroll deductions for qualified transit and parking benefits
Introduced by Rep. Sam Hunt (Olympia) (D) on January 28, 2013
Authorizes pretax payroll deductions of state employees for certain transit and parking expenses. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Government Operations & Elections Committee on January 28, 2013
Substitute offered in the House on February 19, 2013
Clarifies that deductions for qualified parking and transit benefits must be
pretax as allowed under the federal Internal Revenue Code.
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 21, 2013
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 22, 2013
Authorizes pretax payroll deductions for qualified transit and parking
benefits.
Received in the Senate on March 7, 2013
Referred to the Senate Government Operations Committee on March 7, 2013
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 19, 2013
Specifies that deductions for qualified transit and parking benefits must be pretax to the extent possible, as allowed under federal internal revenue code. Eligibility for the pretax deduction requires that payment of the parking fee be made to the agency, the DES, or a private parking vendor.
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 3, 2013