Imposes a monthly excise tax on online dating application owners to fund domestic violence services.
The bill imposes a monthly excise tax on owners of online dating applications to generate resources for domestic violence services. The tax is based on the number of Washington resident users or members of the application each month. The tax revenue is deposited into the domestic violence services account in the state treasury and can only be spent after appropriation. The tax applies to business entities with 50 percent or more ownership of an online dating application that has Washington resident individuals as free or paid users or members.
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