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2005 SESSION

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SB 1279 Personal property tax; separate classification of certain machinery and tools used in businesses.

Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds (by request) | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Local taxation of certain machinery and tools.  Allows a locality to classify certain heavy machinery used by businesses not otherwise set out in Article 2 (§ 58.1-3507 et seq.) of Chapter 35 of Title 58.1, "Machinery and Tools Tax," as a separate classification of property. The tax rate may not exceed the rate imposed upon the general class of tangible personal property.

FULL TEXT

• 01/19/05  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 059100808  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/05  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1279ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/29/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0357)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/19/05  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 059100808
• 01/19/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 01/26/05  Senate: Reported from Finance (13-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/05  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/31/05  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/05  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/05  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/08/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/08/05  House: Read first time
• 02/08/05  House: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 02/21/05  House: Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/05  House: Read second time
• 02/23/05  House: Read third time
• 02/23/05  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/24/05  House: Read third time
• 02/24/05  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/05  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1279ER)
• 03/09/05  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/21/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 357 (effective 7/1/05)
• 03/29/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0357)