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SB 708 Retail Sales & Use Tax; reduction of rate on food purchased for human consumption, effective date.
Introduced by: John H. Chichester | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Sales and use taxes, food purchased for human consumption. Provides that the retail sales and use tax on food purchased for human consumption shall be imposed at a rate of 2.5 percent on and after July 1, 2005 (1.5 percent state and 1 percent local). Current law provides that the sales and use tax on food shall be imposed at a rate of 3.5 percent beginning July 1, 2005; 3 percent beginning July 1, 2006; and 2.5 percent beginning July 1, 2007. The bill accelerates the tax relief. Identical to HB 1638.
FULL TEXT
- 12/16/04 Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 052887712 pdf | impact statement
- 01/20/05 Senate: Committee substitute printed 055062712-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/05 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB708ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/30/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0487) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/16/04 Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 052887712
- 12/16/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/19/05 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/05 Senate: Committee substitute printed 055062712-S1
- 01/20/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (36-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/05 Senate: Read second time
- 01/21/05 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/21/05 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 055062712-S1
- 01/21/05 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB708S1
- 01/24/05 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/05 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/05 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/07/05 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/05 House: Read first time
- 02/07/05 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/14/05 House: Reported from Finance (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/05 House: Read second time
- 02/16/05 House: Read third time
- 02/16/05 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/05 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/05 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB708ER)
- 03/01/05 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/03/05 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/05 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 487 (effective 7/1/05)
- 03/30/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0487)