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HB 1297 Machinery and tools tax; production of renewable energy.
Introduced by: Sam Rasoul | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Machinery and tools tax; production of renewable energy. Classifies machinery and tools owned by a business and used directly in producing or generating renewable energy as a separate class of property for tax rate purposes. The bill authorizes each locality to impose a tax on such machinery and tools at a rate less than that generally applicable in the locality to machinery and tools.
FULL TEXT
- 11/05/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100281D pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1297ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/17/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0230) pdf
HISTORY
- 11/05/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100281D
- 11/05/14 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/20/15 House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/28/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/15 House: Reported from Finance (19-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/15 House: Read first time
- 02/09/15 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/10/15 House: Read third time and passed House (88-Y 11-N 1-A)
- 02/10/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 11-N 1-A)
- 02/11/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/17/15 Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/15 Senate: Passed Senate (27-Y 10-N 1-A)
- 02/24/15 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1297ER)
- 02/25/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/15 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/26/15
- 02/26/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/17/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 230 (effective 7/1/15)
- 03/17/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0230)