SB85: Retail Sales & Use Tax; gratuities or service charges on meals excluded when calculating.
Chief Patron
Sen.
John Watkins (R-10)

John Watkins
(R-10)
Served: 1998–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
04/05/2006: signed by governor
View Entire History
- 01/06/2006 Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/16/2006 Fiscal impact statement from TAX (SB85)
- 01/23/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DHCD (SB85)
- 02/01/2006 Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2006 Committee substitute printed 063974712-S1
- 02/03/2006 Passed by for the day
- 02/06/2006 Read second time
- 02/06/2006 Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/2006 Committee substitute agreed to 063974712-S1
- 02/06/2006 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB85S1
- 02/07/2006 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2006 Communicated to House
- 02/13/2006 Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2006 Read first time
- 02/13/2006 Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/14/2006 Fiscal impact statement from TAX (SB85S1)
- 02/15/2006 Reported from Finance with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2006 Read second time
- 02/20/2006 Passed by for the day
- 02/21/2006 Passed by for the day
- 02/22/2006 Passed by for the day
- 02/23/2006 Passed by for the day
- 02/24/2006 Read third time
- 02/24/2006 Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/24/2006 Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/24/2006 Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2006 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2006 Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/24/2006 Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2006 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2006 House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2006 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2006 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB85ER)
- 03/06/2006 Fiscal impact statement from TAX (SB85ER)
- 03/07/2006 Enrolled
- 03/07/2006 Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/2006 Signed by President
- 04/05/2006 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 568 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/12/2006 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0568)
Summary
State and local sales and use tax and local taxes on meals;
gratuities or service charges on meals. Excludes from the sales price of
meals all gratuities or service charges for purposes of calculating the sales
and use tax and the local tax on meals; however the mandatory service charges
or gratuities in excess of 20 percent would still be subject to the sales and
use tax and the local meals tax. This bill is identical to HB 896. View Full Text »
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