HB2059: Food and beverage taxes; provides numerous exemptions to meals imposed by cities & towns.

This vote on HB2059 was held in the Senate. This vote passed 40-0.

Yes

Explanation

At left is the tally of who voted how on this bill.

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Progress History

01/13/2009 Committee

01/13/2009 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 097765528

01/13/2009 Referred to Committee on Finance

01/16/2009 Impact statement from TAX (HB2059)

01/16/2009 Assigned Finance sub: 2

01/28/2009 Subcommittee recommends reporting

02/02/2009 Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)

02/03/2009 Read first time

02/04/2009 Read second time and engrossed

02/05/2009 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

02/05/2009 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)

02/06/2009 Impact statement from TAX (HB2059)

02/06/2009 Constitutional reading dispensed

02/06/2009 Referred to Committee on Finance

02/18/2009 Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)

02/19/2009 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

02/20/2009 Read third time

02/20/2009 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

02/20/2009 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)

02/20/2009 Passed by for the day

02/23/2009 Read third time

02/23/2009 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

02/28/2009 Enrolled

02/28/2009 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2059ER)

02/28/2009 Signed by Speaker

02/28/2009 Signed by President

03/06/2009 Impact statement from TAX (HB2059ER)

03/27/2009 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 415 (effective 7/1/09)

03/27/2009 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0415)