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HB 473: Bottled Water Excise Tax

GENERAL BILL by Casello ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eskamani

Bottled Water Excise Tax; Imposes excise tax on bottled water operators; specifies tax rate & trust fund for tax proceeds; requires tax proceeds to be used for certain purposes; specifies procedures for bottled water operators related to tax payments; authorizes DOR to settle or compromise taxes; provides recordkeeping requirements for bottled water operators; specifies DOR's authority to inspect books, records, & papers, issue subpoenas, & apply for certain judicial orders; provides procedures for DOR in conducting audits; specifies procedures for claiming refunds; provides that taxes due remain lien on certain property; requires that suits brought by DOR for violations be brought in circuit court; provides criminal penalties.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Ways & Means Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/3/2021 House • Filed
    11/10/2021 House • Referred to Ways & Means Committee
    • Referred to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
    • Referred to Appropriations Committee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Ways & Means Committee
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 House • Died in Ways & Means Committee

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  • HB 473, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/3/2021 at 10:12 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 798 Bottled Water Excise Tax Taddeo Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Environment and Natural Resources

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    211.41 Page 3 (pdf)
    211.42 Page 3 (pdf)
    211.43 Page 4 (pdf)
    211.44 Page 5 (pdf)
    211.45 Page 6 (pdf)
    211.46 Page 12 (pdf)

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