Tax measures:
How they voted

Originally published Friday, March 8, 2002

South Sound senators split their votes on several tax measures Thursday. Here's how they voted:

- SB 6819, amending state spending limits under I-601: Yes, Karen Fraser, D-Thurston County. No, Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, and Dan Swecker, R-Rochester.

- ESSB 6822, extending use taxes to direct-mail pieces produced out of state: Yes, Fraser. No, Sheldon and Swecker.

- HB 2641, exempting certain investment income from business occupation taxes: Yes, Sheldon and Swecker.

- Amendment to HB 2641, requiring new firms to pay the exempted taxes if they leave Washington within five years: Yes, Fraser. No, Sheldon and Swecker.

- SB 6560, letting the Lottery Commission join The Big Game: Yes, Fraser. No, Sheldon and Swecker.

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