File Code: Taxes - Sales and Use
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1131/99 - W&M
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 794
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Lawlah, Ruben,
Currie, and McFadden
- Entitled:
-
Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Digital Telecommunications Machinery
and Equipment
Exempting from the sales and use tax sales, on or after January 1,
2000, but before January 1, 2008, of machinery or equipment that
enables a television or radio station to comply with or to facilitate
compliance with the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and to originate
and broadcast or to receive and broadcast digital signals.
Senate Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Budget and Taxation
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/8 at 1:30 p.m.
- 3/29
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
- 3/30
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/31
- Third Reading Passed (45-1)
- 4/7
- Returned Passed
- 5/19
- Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
- 3/29
- First Reading Ways and Means
- 3/31
- Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/8
- Favorable Report by Ways and Means
- 4/5
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/6
- Third Reading Passed (128-6)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMPTROLLER
- EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
- EXEMPTIONS
- RADIO
- SALES AND USE TAX
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS -see also- TELEPHONES
- TELEVISION -see also- CABLE TELEVISION
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Tax - General
- (
11-210
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 299334/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 30, 2000 at:
11:50 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 31, 2000: Third Reading Passed (45-1)
- House
- April 6, 2000: Third Reading Passed (128-6)