2007 House Bill 5254 (Expand service tax to extend the 6 percent use tax )

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• Introduced by Rep. Andy Meisner on September 19, 2007, to a variety of services and items that are currently exempt including toll free phone services (800-numbers, WATTS lines, etc.) and international calls; food from vending machines, meals provided by an employer to employees; magazines; movies; retail sales the debt for which is uncollectible; vehicles and certain other property owned by a business when the business is sold to a new owner; certain air, truck and rail equipment used in interstate commerce; industrial pollution control equipment; industrial machinery computere components and its software; and much more. The bill was introduced in the midst of a contentious budget battle and according to news reports, some of the provisions were intended to pressure the business community into supporting tax hikes that would allow the state to avoid spending cuts.
  • Referred to the House Tax Policy Committee on September 19, 2007.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Andy Meisner on September 24, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that repeals fewer exemptions. See House-passed version for details. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on September 24, 2007.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Andy Meisner on September 24, 2007, to clarify that the various tax exemptions would be repealed as of Oct. 1, 2007. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on September 24, 2007.
• Passed in the House (58 to 49) on September 24, 2007, to a variety of services and items that are currently exempt including toll free phone services (800-numbers, WATTS lines, etc.) and international calls; food from vending machines, meals provided by an employer to employees; magazines; movies; retail sales the debt for which is uncollectible; certain air, truck and rail equipment used in interstate commerce; industrial pollution control equipment; industrial machinery computere components and their software; and much more. The bill was introduced in the midst of a contentious budget battle and according to news reports, some of the provisions were intended to pressure the business community into supporting tax hikes that would allow the state to avoid spending cuts. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on September 25, 2007.
  • Referred to the Senate on September 25, 2007.
  • Referred to the Senate Government Operations and Reform Committee on September 27, 2007.

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Introduced by Rep. Andy Meisner on September 19, 2007. Passed in the House (58 to 49) on September 24, 2007. New Comment