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SB 268 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for certain gun safes.
Introduced by: John J. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Sales tax exemption; gun safes. Establishes an exemption from retail sales tax for a gun safe with a selling price of $1,500 or less. The bill defines "gun safe" as a safe or vault that is (i) commercially available, (ii) secured with a digital or dial combination locking mechanism or biometric locking mechanism, and (iii) designed for the storage of a firearm or of ammunition for use in a firearm. Under the bill, "gun safe" does not include a glass-faced cabinet. This bill is identical to HB 888.
FULL TEXT
- 01/03/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102386D pdf | impact statement
- 01/23/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102386D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/12/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108161D-H1 pdf
- 02/24/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB268ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0191) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/03/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102386D
- 01/03/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 01/08/20 Senate: Moved from Finance to Finance and Appropriations due to a change of the committee name
- 01/21/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/20 Senate: Read second time
- 01/23/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/23/20 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/23/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB268E
- 01/23/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102386D-E
- 01/24/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/20 House: Read first time
- 02/12/20 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/12/20 House: Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108161D-H1
- 02/14/20 House: Read second time
- 02/17/20 House: Read third time
- 02/17/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108161D-H1
- 02/17/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB268H1
- 02/17/20 House: Passed House with substitute (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/17/20 House: VOTE: Passage (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/19/20 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (31-Y 6-N)
- 02/19/20 Senate: Title replaced 20108161D-H1
- 02/24/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/24/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB268ER)
- 02/24/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 28, 2020
- 02/28/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 6, 2020
- 03/06/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 191 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0191)