Retail Sales and Use Tax; limited exemption for certain qualifying items, beginning in 2015. (SB1319)
Introduced By
Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Springfield)
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 |
Description
Temporary exemption periods from retail sales and use taxes for qualifying items. Combines the three existing "sales tax holidays" into one three-day holiday that begins on the first Friday in August and ends at 11:59 p.m. the following Sunday. Currently, the sales tax holidays for Energy Star products, school supplies, and hurricane preparedness equipment take place at different times during the calendar year and for differing lengths of time. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/14/2015 | Presented and ordered printed 15102201D |
| 01/14/2015 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
| 01/25/2015 | Impact statement from TAX (SB1319) |
| 02/03/2015 | Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2015 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/05/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2015 | Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/09/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/09/2015 | Read first time |
| 02/09/2015 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
| 02/10/2015 | Impact statement from TAX (SB1319) |
| 02/11/2015 | Reported from Finance with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2015 | Read second time |
| 02/13/2015 | Read third time |
| 02/13/2015 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/13/2015 | Engrossed by House as amended |
| 02/13/2015 | Passed House with amendment (88-Y 6-N) |
| 02/13/2015 | VOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2015 | House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2015 | Enrolled |
| 02/20/2015 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1319ER) |
| 02/20/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/23/2015 | Signed by President |
| 02/24/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, March 30, 2015 |
| 02/24/2015 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/24/15 |
| 02/24/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
| 03/02/2015 | Impact statement from TAX (SB1319ER) |
| 03/19/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 382 (effective 7/1/15) |
| 03/19/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0382) |