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SB 1590: Communications Services Taxes [WPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Altman

Communications Services Taxes [WPSC]; Authorizes dealers to report a credit for bad debt by netting the credit against the tax due. Authorizes dealers to use a proportionate allocation method or other reasonable method in determining amount of bad debt attributable to the state or local jurisdiction. Provides for retroactive operation. Specifies that the act is remedial in nature and not a basis for certain refunds of tax.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
 Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/13/2009 Senate • Filed
    2/26/2009 Senate • Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means
    3/3/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00096
    3/5/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 03/10/09, 10:30 am, 301-S
    3/10/2009 Senate • Favorable by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00162; Now in Community Affairs -SJ 00162
    3/19/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/24/09, 1:45 pm, 412-K
    3/24/2009 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Community Affairs (366780); YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00249
    3/25/2009 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
    3/26/2009 Senate • Now in Finance and Tax -SJ 00250
    4/15/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 04/20/09, 1:30 pm, 301-S
    4/20/2009 Senate • Favorable by Finance and Tax; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00412; Now in Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00412
    5/2/2009 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means

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  • SB 1590, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/3/2009 at 4:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2009 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 857 (c1) Communications Services McBurney Similar Last Action: 5/2/2009 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Messages
    Location:

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    133158 - Amendment
    		Community Affairs
    (Siplin)     		3/23/2009
    4:07 PM     		Withdrawn
    3/24/2009     		Web Page
    PDF
    366780 - Amendment
    		Community Affairs
    (Bennett)     		3/24/2009
    12:36 PM     		Favorable
    3/24/2009     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/10/2009 10:30 AM Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/24/2009 1:45 PM Community Affairs 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/20/2009 1:30 PM Finance and Tax 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    202.29 Bad debts.

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