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1999 SESSION
HB 1601 Food Tax Reduction Program.
Introduced by: Vincent F. Callahan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Sales and use tax; reduced rate on food purchased for human consumption; Food Tax Reduction Program. Reduces the state sales and use tax rate on food purchased for human consumption one-half percent each year for four years beginning January 1, 2000, for a total reduction of two percent. The next one-half percent will be removed April 1, 2001 until on and after April 1, 2003, the state sales and use tax rate on such food will be one and one-half percent. The local option one percent rate will not be affected by this legislation. The gradual rate reduction will not occur in any year when the actual general fund revenues for the second fiscal year preceding a fiscal year in which a rate reduction is planned do not exceed the official general fund revenue estimates for such second fiscal year, as estimated in the most recently enacted and approved general appropriation act, by at least one percent or if any of the circuit breakers in the Personal Property Tax Relief Act of 1998 occur. Finally, a Food Tax Reserve Fund is created on the books of the Comptroller to be used for purposes of the Food Tax Reduction Program.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 995223809 pdf
- 02/05/99 House: Committee substitute printed 994492445-H1 pdf
- 02/09/99 House: Floor substitute printed 994173176-H3 (Cranwell) pdf
- 02/09/99 House: Floor substitute printed 994493445-H2 (Rust) pdf
- 02/25/99 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1601ER) pdf
- 03/31/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0366) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 995223809
- 01/13/99 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/19/99 House: Assigned to Finance sub-committee: 2
- 02/05/99 House: Committee substitute printed 994492445-H1
- 02/05/99 House: Reported from Finance with sub. (24-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/99 House: Motion for Constitutional Reading to be dispensed agreed t
- 02/06/99 House: Read first time
- 02/06/99 House: Motion dispense Constitiutional Reading Rej. (47-Y 51-N)
- 02/06/99 House: VOTE: (47-Y 51-N)
- 02/07/99 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/08/99 House: Constitutional reading dispensed (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/99 House: VOTE: (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/99 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/09/99 House: Read third time
- 02/09/99 House: Substitute by Mr. Cranwell withdrawn
- 02/09/99 House: Floor substitute printed 994173176-H3 (Cranwell)
- 02/09/99 House: Committee substitute agreed to 994492445-H1
- 02/09/99 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/09/99 House: Substitute by Mr. Cranwell rejected (49-Y 51-N)
- 02/09/99 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (49-Y 51-N)
- 02/09/99 House: Pending question, not ordered (49-Y 51-Y)
- 02/09/99 House: VOTE: PENDING QUESTION (49-Y 51-N)
- 02/09/99 House: Amendment by Mr. Robinson ruled not germane
- 02/09/99 House: Substitute by Mr. Rust agreed to 994493445-H2
- 02/09/99 House: Floor substitute printed 994493445-H2 (Rust)
- 02/09/99 House: Amendment by Mr. Cranwell rejected (49-Y 51-N)
- 02/09/99 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (49-Y 51-N)
- 02/09/99 House: Engrossed by House - fl. sub. 994493445-H2
- 02/09/99 House: Passed House (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/99 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/99 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/11/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/99 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/16/99 Senate: Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/99 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/99 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/99 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/99 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1601ER)
- 02/26/99 House: Enrolled
- 02/26/99 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/99 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/99 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 366 (effective-see bill)
- 03/31/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0366)