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1998 SESSION

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HB 657 Forest products tax.

Introduced by: V. Earl Dickinson | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Forest products tax. Provides an alternative method of paying the forest products tax based on weight. Currently, the tax is based on various volume measurements, such as board footage, cords, number of pieces, bundle size, etc. It also changes the method used by the State Forester in determining the revenues to be collected from the tax each biennium from an estimate of future revenues to the actual past revenues collected. At the election of the taxpayer, the amounts credited to the Reforestation of Timberlands State Fund may be based on weight.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 985977208  pdf
• 02/03/98  House: Printed as engrossed 985977208-E  pdf
• 03/16/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB657ER)  pdf
• 04/20/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0420)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/22/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 985977208
• 01/22/98  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/30/98  House: Reported from Agriculture w/amendment (23-Y 1-N)
• 02/02/98  House: Read first time
• 02/03/98  House: Read second time
• 02/03/98  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/03/98  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/03/98  House: Printed as engrossed 985977208-E
• 02/04/98  House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/98  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/05/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/05/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 03/03/98  Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/98  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/98  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/98  Senate: Read third time
• 03/05/98  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/16/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB657ER)
• 03/31/98  House: Enrolled
• 03/31/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/02/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/12/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 420 (effective 7/1/98)
• 04/20/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0420)