2007 House Bill 5198 (Impose new 6 percent tax on many services ) (Senate Roll Call 398)

Passed in the Senate (19 to 19) on October 1, 2007, to impose a 6 percent tax on a wide variety of services, including various personal services, and a number of services used primarily by businesses. Altogether the new tax will take some $750 million. Major components include a $230 million tax on business consultant services, $98 million on "office administration" services, and $50 million on janitorial services, to name just a few. More than half the revenue is from taxing business services. The bill is part of a package to avoid spending cuts in the Fiscal Year 2007-2008 budget; the other major tax increase is to raise the state income tax from 3.9 percent to 4.35 percent (House Bill 5194). [History, Amendments & Comments]

The vote was 19 in favor, 19 opposed, and 0 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 398 at Senate Journal 100)

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Legislators (Republican) 14% 85% 0% 21 total votes

Legislators (Democrat) 94% 5% 0% 17 total votes

Voters 0% 100% 0% 8 total votes

The following legislators supported 2007 House Bill 5198 (Impose new 6 percent tax on many services ):

The following legislators opposed 2007 House Bill 5198 (Impose new 6 percent tax on many services ):

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