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HB 216 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption includes certain computer equipment and enabling software.
Introduced by: Barbara J. Comstock | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Sales and use tax exemption; certain computer equipment and enabling software. Expands the sales and use tax exemption for the purchase or lease of computer equipment or enabling software by data centers by extending it to tenants of the centers, and by including jobs created not only by the data center operator but also by the tenants of the data center in collectively meeting the level of new jobs required for eligibility for the exemption. This bill is identical to SB 112.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103662D pdf | impact statement
- 02/13/12 House: Printed as engrossed 12103662D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/12 House: Conference substitute printed 12105848D-H1 pdf
- 03/08/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB216ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0655) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103662D
- 01/09/12 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/12/12 House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/06/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/12 House: Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/12 House: Read first time
- 02/13/12 House: Read second time
- 02/13/12 House: Amendments by Delegate Comstock agreed to
- 02/13/12 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB216E
- 02/13/12 House: Printed as engrossed 12103662D-E
- 02/14/12 House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/14/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/15/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/15/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/22/12 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/12 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/12 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/24/12 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/24/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/24/12 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/12 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/12 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/28/12 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 96-N 1-A)
- 02/28/12 House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 96-N 1-A)
- 02/29/12 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/12 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/29/12 House: House acceded to request
- 02/29/12 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/29/12 Senate: Senators: McDougle, Herring, Vogel
- 02/29/12 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/29/12 House: Delegates: Comstock, Landes, Keam
- 03/05/12 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/12 House: Conference substitute printed 12105848D-H1
- 03/05/12 House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/05/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/08/12 House: Enrolled
- 03/08/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB216ER)
- 03/08/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/06/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 655 (effective 7/1/12)
- 04/06/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0655)