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CS/CS/CS/HB 887: Communications Services Tax

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Finance and Tax Committee ; Energy and Utilities Subcommittee ; Dorworth ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Van Zant ; Williams, T.

Communications Services Tax; Requires that dealer compute communications services tax based on rounding algorithm; provides criteria; provides for application of tax; provides options to dealer for applying rounding algorithm; authorizes dealer to apply rounding algorithm to aggregate tax amount under certain conditions; provides that dealer is not required to collect tax based on bracket system; removes provision requiring DOR to make available tax amounts & applicable brackets, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 6/2/2011 - Chapter No. 2011-120
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/21/2011 House • Filed
3/3/2011 House • Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 77
3/8/2011 House • Introduced -HJ 76
3/18/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 03/22/11, 8:30 am, Webster Hall
3/22/2011 House • CS by Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 313
3/24/2011 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Energy and Utilities Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 305
3/25/2011 House • Now in Finance and Tax Committee -HJ 324
4/1/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 04/05/11, 11:45 am, Morris Hall
4/5/2011 House • CS/CS by Finance and Tax Committee; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 -HJ 589
4/7/2011 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Finance and Tax Committee read 1st time -HJ 586
4/8/2011 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 600
4/12/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/12/11, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall --Temporarily deferred
• On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/14/11, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
4/14/2011 House • CS/CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 660
4/15/2011 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 656
4/18/2011 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 671
4/26/2011 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/11
4/28/2011 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 861
• Read 3rd time -HJ 862
• CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 862
4/28/2011 Senate • In Messages
• Received -SJ 575
• Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Budget; Rules -SJ 575
5/2/2011 Senate • Withdrawn from Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Budget; Rules -SJ 636
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1198 -SJ 636
• Read 2nd time -SJ 636
• Read 3rd time -SJ 636
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 637
5/2/2011 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1003
5/25/2011 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/2/2011 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2011-120