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2004 SESSION
HB 412 Meals and lodging taxes; local increase by voter referendum.
Introduced by: John J. Welch, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Meals tax and transient occupancy tax; cities and towns. Restricts the imposition in any city or town of (i) a new (i.e., not in effect on January 1, 2004) meals tax or an increase in the rate as of January 1, 2004, without approval by referendum, and (ii) transient occupancy taxes in excess of two percent, (or five percent when the excess over two percent is spent on tourism promotion under certain conditions), unless the city or town had a higher rate as of January 1, 2004.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 047596552 pdf | impact statement
- 01/28/04 House: Floor substitute printed 049844336-H1 (Hull) pdf
- 02/16/04 House: Printed as engrossed 047596552-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 047596552
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/15/04 House: Assigned to Finance sub-committee: 1
- 01/26/04 House: Reported from Finance (12-Y 9-N)
- 01/27/04 House: Read first time
- 01/28/04 House: Read second time
- 01/28/04 House: Floor substitute printed 049844336-H1 (Hull)
- 01/28/04 House: Substitute by Del. Hull ruled not germane 049844336-H1
- 01/28/04 House: Amendment by Del. Petersen rejected (33-Y 64-N)
- 01/28/04 House: VOTE: REJECTED (33-Y 64-N)
- 01/28/04 House: Pending question ordered
- 01/28/04 House: Engrossment refused by House (43-Y 53-N)
- 01/28/04 House: VOTE: ENGROSSMENT (43-Y 53-N)
- 01/30/04 House: Motion to reconsider engrossment agreed to
- 01/30/04 House: Engrossment reconsidered by House (56-Y 40-N)
- 01/30/04 House: VOTE: RECONSIDER (56-Y 40-N)
- 01/30/04 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/04 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/04 House: Read second time
- 02/03/04 House: Amendments by Del. Welch agreed to
- 02/03/04 House: Amendment by Del. Carrico agreed to
- 02/03/04 House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (50-Y 49-N)
- 02/03/04 House: VOTE: (50-Y 49-N)
- 02/03/04 House: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/11/04 House: Reported from Finance with amds (16-Y 5-N)
- 02/13/04 House: Read first time
- 02/14/04 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/04 House: Read second time
- 02/16/04 House: Committee amendments Nos. 2 & 3 agreed to
- 02/16/04 House: Committee amendment No. 1 agreed to
- 02/16/04 House: Committee amendment No. 1 reconsidered
- 02/16/04 House: Committee amendment No. 1 agreed to
- 02/16/04 House: Floor amds. Nos. 1 & 2 by Del. Petersen ruled not germane
- 02/16/04 House: Amendment No. 3 by Del. Petersen withdrawn
- 02/16/04 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB412E
- 02/16/04 House: Printed as engrossed 047596552-E
- 02/17/04 House: Read third time and defeated by House (47-Y 50-N)
- 02/17/04 House: VOTE: DEFEATED (47-Y 50-N)