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SB 500: Back-to-school Sales Tax Holiday

GENERAL BILL by Perry

Back-to-school Sales Tax Holiday; Providing exemptions from the sales and use tax on the retail sale of certain clothing, wallets, bags, school supplies, personal computers, and personal computer-related accessories during a specified timeframe; specifying locations where the exemptions do not apply; authorizing certain dealers to opt out of participating in the tax holiday, subject to certain requirements, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Finance and Tax, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7071 (Ch. 2022-97)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/14/2021 Senate • Filed
11/3/2021 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 29
11/22/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 11/30/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
11/30/2021 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 95
• Now in Finance and Tax
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 29
3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Finance and Tax, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7071 (Ch. 2022-97)