HR548 Summary

• Designates House Bill 559 as the recipient of the 2014 Shroud Award, an annual sine die tradition recognizing the "deadest bill of the year."

• HB 559 would have provided a Fourth of July weekend sales tax holiday on guns and ammunition, projected to cost schools approximately $500,000 in revenue during the three-day holiday period.

• Sponsor Representative Becky Nordgren receives the Shroud award plaque for this legislation, which faced significant debate over fiscal impact and timing.

• The resolution humorously critiques the bill and other legislative proposals from the 2014 session, including HB 1 (digital textbooks), HB 555 (pickup truck bed restrictions), and HB 458 (rental housing tax adjustments).

• This marks the 36th anniversary of the Shroud Award tradition, which began in 1979.