HB711: Retail Sales and Use Tax; extends sunset provision for audio and video works.
Chief Patron
Del.
Bill Janis (R-56)

Bill Janis
(R-56)
Glen Allen, VA
Served: 2002–
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
03/11/2008: signed by governor
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- 01/08/2008 Presented and ordered printed 082217568
- 01/08/2008 Committee
- 01/08/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 082217568
- 01/08/2008 Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/15/2008 Assigned Finance sub: 1
- 01/28/2008 Impact statement from TAX (HB711)
- 02/07/2008 Reported from Finance with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/08/2008 Read first time
- 02/11/2008 Read second time
- 02/11/2008 Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/11/2008 Engrossed by House as amended HB711E
- 02/11/2008 Printed as engrossed 082217568-E
- 02/12/2008 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/12/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/12/2008 Communicated to Senate
- 02/13/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/2008 Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/18/2008 Impact statement from TAX (HB711E)
- 02/26/2008 Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/27/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/27/2008 Read third time
- 02/27/2008 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/03/2008 Enrolled
- 03/03/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB711ER)
- 03/03/2008 Impact statement from TAX (HB711ER)
- 03/03/2008 Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/2008 Signed by President
- 03/11/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 545 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/17/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0545)
Summary
Sales and use tax exemption; audio and video works. Removes
the sunset (July 1, 2009) from the sales and use tax exemptions for audio and
video works.
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It is essential that this current sales tax exemption be extended in order to retain and attract film and other media production, with
its tremendous economic and cultural benefits.
Removes the sunset (July 1, 2009) from the sales and use tax exemptions for audio and video works.