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CS/HB 209: Sales Tax/Farm Equipment

GENERAL BILL by Agriculture ; Ziebarth ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Kelly ; Bronson ; Putnam ; Smith ; Minton ; Mackey ; Peaden ; Spratt ; Fuller ; Ogles ; Westbrook ; Sembler ; Boyd ; Bullard ; Wise ; Crady ; Melvin ; Littlefield ; Byrd ; Dockery ; Harrington ; Cosgrove ; Edwards ; Flanagan ; Feeney ; Bainter ; Fasano ; Merchant ; Culp ; Horan ; Casey ; Saunders ; Wiles ; Lynn ; Sindler

Sales Tax/Farm Equipment; provides definition of "self-propelled farm equipment," "power-drawn farm equipment," "power-driven farm equipment," & "forest"; revises application of partial exemption for self-propelled or power-drawn farm equipment; includes power-driven farm equipment within such exemption; reduces rate of tax on such equipment. Amends 212.02,.08.

Effective Date: 10/01/1998
Last Action: 5/29/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-294
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/13/1997 House • Prefiled
1/23/1997 House • Referred to Agriculture (GRC); Finance & Taxation (FRC)
2/7/1997 House • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture (GRC), 02/26/97, Upon adjournment of the Council, 212-HOB
2/26/1997 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Agriculture (GRC)
2/28/1997 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance & Taxation (FRC), 03/06/97, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall --If received; On Committee agenda-- Finance & Taxation (FRC), 03/07/97, 9:00 am, Morris Hall --If received
3/4/1997 House • Introduced, referred to Agriculture (GRC); Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00060; On Committee agenda-- Agriculture (GRC), 02/26/97, Upon adjournment of the Council, 212-HOB; Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Agriculture (GRC) -HJ 00134
3/6/1997 House • CS read first time on 03/06/97 -HJ 00134; Now in Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00134; On Committee agenda-- Finance & Taxation (FRC), 03/06/97, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall; Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable by Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00246
3/13/1997 House • Placed on Governmental Responsibility Council Calendar -HJ 00245
3/25/1997 House • Withdrawn from Governmental Responsibility Council Calendar; Rereferred to General Government Appropriations -HJ 00325
4/16/1997 House • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 04/18/97, 9:00 am, 214C
4/18/1997 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by General Government Appropriations -HJ 00666
4/22/1997 House • Pending Consent Calendar -HJ 00666
4/24/1997 House • Available for Consent Calendar
4/25/1997 House • Placed on Consent Calendar; Temporarily postponed, on Second Reading -HJ 00945; Read second time -HJ 00963; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00963; Read third time -HJ 00963; CS passed as amended; YEAS 110 NAYS 2 -HJ 00963
4/28/1997 Senate • In Messages
4/29/1997 Senate • Received, referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Ways and Means -SJ 00942
5/2/1997 Senate • Upon adjournment in Senate Commerce and Economic Opportunities, Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, Placed on House Consent Calendar
3/3/1998 House • CARRIED OVER; Pending Consent Calendar
3/5/1998 House • Available for Consent Calendar
3/17/1998 House • Placed on Consent Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00214; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00214; Read third time -HJ 00215; CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 1 -HJ 00215
3/18/1998 Senate • In Messages
3/19/1998 Senate • Received, referred to Ways and Means Subcommittee E (Finance and Tax); Ways and Means; Commerce and Economic Opportunities -SJ 00235
4/29/1998 Senate • Withdrawn from Ways and Means Subcommittee E (Finance and Tax); Ways and Means; Commerce and Economic Opportunities -SJ 01110; Substituted for CS/SB 984 -SJ 01110; Read second time -SJ 01110; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01110; Amendment pending -SJ 01110; Pending amendment withdrawn -SJ 01123; Read third time -SJ 01123; CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 01123
4/29/1998 House • In returning messages
4/30/1998 House • Was taken up -HJ 01745; Amendment pending -HJ 01746; Pending amendment withdrawn -HJ 01748; Concurred -HJ 01748; CS passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 1 -HJ 01748; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 01749
5/13/1998 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/29/1998 • Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-294