Stevens’ bill offering tax relief to low-income seniors signed into law

May 14, 2009

OLYMPIA…Sen. Val Stevens, R-Arlington, announced that her legislation to help families of low-income seniors visit and dine with their loved ones in senior care facilities was signed into law today. 

Senate Bill 5470 creates a sales-and-use tax exemption for meals served to residents and visitors of qualified low-income senior housing facilities.   

“It’s not easy for low-income seniors living in a nursing care facility,” Stevens said. “My bill makes it easier and less expensive for their families to join them in the nursing home and have meals together.  Removing the sales-and-use tax from their meals may seem like a small effort, but every penny counts for families these days.”

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Sen. Stevens represents the 39th Legislative District,
which includes part of rural King, Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties.

For more information contact Pat Albright
at (360) 786-7519 or albright.pat@leg.wa.gov^.