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2008 SESSION
HB 1388 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include certain computer equipment.
Introduced by: Thomas C. Wright, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Retail sales and use tax; exemption for certain computer equipment. Creates an exemption from the retail sales and use tax for computer equipment used in data centers that (i) are located in a Virginia locality having an unemployment rate above 4.9 percent for the calendar quarter ending November 2007 and (ii) that meet certain investment and job creation criteria. The investment in the computer equipment would be made in accordance with a memorandum of understanding entered into or amended between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2008.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/08 House: Presented and ordered printed 086576812 pdf | impact statement
- 02/04/08 House: Committee substitute printed 082563796-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 086017212-S1 pdf
- 03/05/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1388ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/17/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0558) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/08 House: Presented and ordered printed 086576812
- 01/09/08 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/17/08 House: Assigned Finance sub: 1
- 02/04/08 House: Committee substitute printed 082563796-H1
- 02/04/08 House: Reported from Finance with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/08 House: Read first time
- 02/06/08 House: Read second time
- 02/06/08 House: Committee substitute agreed to 082563796-H1
- 02/06/08 House: Amendment by Delegate Marshall, R.G. rejected
- 02/06/08 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1388H1
- 02/07/08 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/07/08 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/07/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/08/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/19/08 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 086017212-S1
- 02/20/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/08 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/21/08 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 086017212-S1
- 02/21/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1388S1
- 02/21/08 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/08 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/08 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/25/08 House: Senate substitute rejected by House (5-Y 91-N)
- 02/25/08 House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (5-Y 91-N)
- 02/27/08 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/08 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/28/08 House: House acceded to request
- 02/29/08 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/29/08 House: Delegates: Wright, Lohr, Johnson
- 03/03/08 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/03/08 Senate: Senators: Ruff, Lucas, Reynolds
- 03/03/08 House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 2-N)
- 03/03/08 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 2-N)
- 03/03/08 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 03/03/08 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1388ER)
- 03/05/08 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 558 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/17/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0558)