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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 257

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Relating to: requiring candidates for president or vice president to file tax returns with the elections commission.

Elections commission Electric utility Income tax — Return United states — President

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires each candidate for president or vice president to submit with

his or her declaration of candidacy copies of the candidate's federal tax returns for

the three most recent years for which the candidate filed such returns.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Crowley (D) , Fields (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hintz (D) , Shankland (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D)

7 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , Hansen (D) , Johnson (D) , Pope (D) , Risser (D) , Shilling (D) , Vinehout (D)

Full history

  1. Apr 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Crowley, Anderson, Berceau, Fields, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Shankland, Spreitzer and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, C. Larson, Johnson, Risser, Shilling and Vinehout

  2. Apr 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  3. May 3, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Pope added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1