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2008 SESSION
SB 668 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include certain computer.
Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (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
- 01/10/08 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 086577812 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 082564320-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/08 House: Committee substitute printed 082589672-H1 pdf
- 03/08/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB668ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0764) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/08 Senate: Unanimous consent to introduce (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/10/08 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 086577812
- 01/10/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/05/08 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 082564320-S1
- 02/07/08 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/07/08 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 082564320-S1
- 02/07/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB668S1
- 02/08/08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/08 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/08 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/13/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/08 House: Read first time
- 02/13/08 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/13/08 House: Assigned Finance sub: 1
- 02/25/08 House: Reported from Finance with substitute (19-Y 1-N)
- 02/25/08 House: Committee substitute printed 082589672-H1
- 02/26/08 House: Read second time
- 02/27/08 House: Read third time
- 02/27/08 House: Committee substitute agreed to 082589672-H1
- 02/27/08 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB668H1
- 02/27/08 House: Passed House with substitute (95-Y 1-N)
- 02/27/08 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (95-Y 1-N)
- 02/27/08 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (3-Y 36-N)
- 02/27/08 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/27/08 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/27/08 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/08 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/27/08 Senate: Senators: Ruff, Lucas, Reynolds
- 02/27/08 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/27/08 House: Delegates: Wright, Lohr, Johnson
- 03/04/08 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 03/04/08 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/08 House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/04/08 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/08/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/08/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB668ER)
- 03/08/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 764 (effective 7/1/08)
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0764)