Creating a sales tax exemption for equipment purchased by fire districts in rural counties.

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HOUSE BILL 1047

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Dent, Griffey, Low, Shavers, Eslick, Orcutt, Bronoske, Timmons, Rule, Nance, and Davis

Prefiled 12/11/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on Finance.

AN ACT Relating to creating a sales tax exemption for equipment purchased by fire districts in rural counties; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an effective date.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that some fire districts, especially those in rural counties, bear disproportionate costs due to the expansive geographic area they must serve with a sparsely populated tax base. It is the intent of the legislature to reduce the costs for certain fire districts in rural counties by exempting their purchases of equipment from sales and use taxes.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 82.08 RCW to read as follows: