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House rejects amendment to extend data‑center refurbishment tax exemption, passes narrowed bill
Summary
Lawmakers debated whether to preserve tax exemptions for existing data‑center refurbishment contracts. The House voted down Rep. Orcutt’s amendment to preserve certificates for existing contracts and then passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 62 31 on final passage.
The Washington State House voted down an amendment that would have preserved sales-tax exemption certificates for existing data‑center refurbishment contracts and then passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 62 31 on final passage.
Representative Orcutt (20th District) moved amendment 2663, saying the amendment would ‘‘remove the expiration of the certificates, the exemption certificates’’ and protect long‑term refurbishment contracts from an unexpected tax increase that he said would add ‘‘a 7 to 9% higher cost’’ to existing…
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