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2021 House Bill 1297: Concerning working families tax exemption
Introduced by Rep. My-Linh Thai (Bellevue) (D) on January 19, 2021
Referred to the House Finance Committee on January 19, 2021
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 8, 2021
Substitute offered in the House on February 19, 2021
• Expands eligibility for the working families tax exemption to include Individual Taxpayer Identification Number filers. • Expands the base remittance amount for the working families tax exemption and establishes phaseout rates for the remittance.
Amendment offered by Rep. Drew Stokesbary (Auburn) (R) on March 9, 2021
Removes the requirement that the WFTE be approved in the state operating budget prior to any claims being made.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 9, 2021
• Expands eligibility for the working families tax exemption to include Individual Taxpayer Identification Number filers. • Expands the base remittance amount for the working families tax exemption and establishes phaseout rates for the remittance.
Received in the Senate on March 12, 2021
Referred to the Senate Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation Committee on March 12, 2021
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on March 19, 2021
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on April 2, 2021
Amendment offered by Sen. Joe Nguyen (West Seattle) (D) on April 11, 2021
Creates a tax preference performance statement requiring JLARC to review the program in 2028 and every 10 years thereafter. Expires the program at the end of the calendar year two years after the adoption of a final report by JLARC that finds that the program does not provide meaningful financial relief to low-income and middle-income households.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on April 11, 2021
Amendment offered by Sen. Rebecca Saldaña (Seattle) (D) on April 11, 2021
Allows a child to qualify under the program with a valid individual taxpayer identification number in lieu of a social security number.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on April 11, 2021
Amendment offered by Sen. Lynda Wilson (Clark County) (R) on April 11, 2021
Modifies refund payouts as follows: (1) For eligible persons with no qualifying children, $500 is replaced with $300; (2) For eligible persons with one qualifying child, $650 is replaced with $600; (3) For eligible persons with two qualifying children, $800 is replaced with $900; and (4) For eligible persons with three or more qualifying children, $950 is replaced with $1,200.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on April 11, 2021
Received in the House on April 15, 2021
House concurred in Senate amendment(s).
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 4, 2021