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2024 SESSION

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HB 25 Retail Sales and Use Tax; establishes an annual tax holiday that takes place in August.

Introduced by: David A. Reid | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Annual retail sales and use tax holiday. Establishes an annual retail sales and use tax holiday that takes place on the first full weekend in August beginning on July 1, 2025, through July 1, 2030. During such weekend, state retail sales and use tax will not apply to certain (i) school supplies, (ii) clothing and footwear, (iii) qualified products designated as Energy Star or WaterSense, (iv) portable generators, or (v) hurricane preparedness equipment. This bill is identical to SB 116.

FULL TEXT

• 12/18/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100105D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/22/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24100105D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB25ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0628)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House amendments adopted
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HISTORY

• 12/18/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100105D
• 12/18/23  House: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 01/17/24  House: Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/19/24  House: Read first time
• 01/22/24  House: Read second time
• 01/22/24  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/22/24  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB25E
• 01/22/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24100105D-E
• 01/23/24  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/24/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
• 02/27/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/24  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/28/24  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/28/24  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/28/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/28/24  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/24  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N)
• 03/01/24  House: VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 1-N)
• 03/07/24  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB25ER)
• 03/07/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 628 (effective 7/1/25)
• 04/08/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0628)