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2024 SESSION
SB 116 Retail sales and use tax holiday; establishes an annual tax holiday that takes place in August.
Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | 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 HB 25.
FULL TEXT
- 01/04/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101315D pdf | impact statement
- 01/16/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105206D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24107710D-H1 pdf
- 03/25/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB116ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0663) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 01/04/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101315D
- 01/04/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 01/16/24 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105206D-S1
- 01/16/24 Senate: Incorporates SB58 (Craig)
- 01/16/24 Senate: Incorporates SB64 (Durant)
- 01/17/24 Senate: Read first time
- 01/18/24 Senate: Read second time
- 01/18/24 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/18/24 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24105206D-S1
- 01/18/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB116S1
- 01/19/24 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/24 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/24 House: Read first time
- 02/13/24 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/14/24 House: Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24107710D-H1
- 02/16/24 House: Read second time
- 02/19/24 House: Read third time
- 02/19/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107710D-H1
- 02/19/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB116H1
- 02/19/24 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/24 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 02/22/24 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/22/24 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/26/24 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/24 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/26/24 Senate: Senators: Lucas, Locke, Reeves
- 02/28/24 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/28/24 House: Delegates: Reid, Watts, Kent
- 03/05/24 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/06/24 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/24 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB116ER)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 663 (effective 7/1/25)
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0663)