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1998 SESSION

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HB 278 Sales tax exemption; certain electronic communication services.

Introduced by: Kenneth R. Plum | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Electronic communication services; exemption from retail sales and use tax. Exempts (i) charges for Internet access and related communications services and (ii) sales of software via the Internet from the retail sales and use tax. This measure codifies two recent decisions by the Tax Commissioner.

FULL TEXT

• 01/15/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 988097860  pdf
• 03/17/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB278ER)  pdf
• 04/22/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0481)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/15/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 988097860
• 01/15/98  House: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 01/22/98  House: Assigned to Finance sub-committee: 1
• 02/12/98  House: Reported from Finance (23-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/98  House: Read first time
• 02/13/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/14/98  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/15/98  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/98  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/16/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 03/03/98  Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/98  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/98  Senate: Read third time
• 03/04/98  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/17/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB278ER)
• 03/23/98  House: Enrolled
• 03/23/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/25/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/14/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 481 (effective 7/1/98)
• 04/22/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0481)