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CS/CS/HB 3249: Tax Exemptions/Steam & Electricity

GENERAL BILL by Finance & Taxation ; Business Development & International Trade ; Fasano ; Burroughs ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Murman ; Brown ; Culp

Tax Exemptions/Steam & Electricity; (THIS BILL COMBINES H3249,3305) revises activities that constitute manufacturing function for purposes of sales tax exemption on certain uses of electricity; exempts sale of steam energy used in manufacturing; provides threshold for electricity use; provides presumption re proportion of nonexempt use for electricity use that falls below threshold; deletes requirement that electricity be separately metered, etc. Amends 212.08.

Effective Date: 07/01/1998
Last Action: 5/30/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-318
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/4/1997 House • Prefiled
    1/16/1998 House • Referred to Business Development & International Trade (EIC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations
    2/26/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Business Development & International Trade (EIC), 03/04/98, 1:00 pm, 214C
    3/3/1998 House • Introduced, referred to Business Development & International Trade (EIC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations -HJ 00022; On Committee agenda-- Business Development & International Trade (EIC), 03/04/98, 1:00 pm, 214C
    3/4/1998 House • CS combines this bill with 3305; Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Business Development & International Trade (EIC) -HJ 00245
    3/17/1998 House • CS read first time on 03/17/98 -HJ 00243
    3/16/1998 House • Now in Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00245; On Committee agenda-- Finance & Taxation (FRC), 03/18/98, 10:15 am, Morris Hall
    3/18/1998 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS/CS by Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00436
    4/1/1998 House • CS read first time on 04/01/98 -HJ 00433; Now in General Government Appropriations -HJ 00436
    4/20/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 04/21/98, 10:15 am, 214C
    4/21/1998 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable by General Government Appropriations -HJ 00998
    4/22/1998 House • Pending Consent Calendar -HJ 00998
    4/24/1998 House • Placed on Consent Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01310
    4/28/1998 House • Read third time -HJ 01468; CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 2 -HJ 01468
    4/28/1998 Senate • In Messages
    4/29/1998 Senate • Received, referred to Ways and Means -SJ 01223; Immediately withdrawn from Ways and Means -SJ 01108; Substituted for CS/SB 338 -SJ 01108; Read second and third times -SJ 01108; CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01108
    4/29/1998 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 01710
    5/14/1998 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/30/1998 • Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-318

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  • CS/CS/HB 3249, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:08 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 338 (c1) Sales Tax Exemption on Electricity Latvala Similar Last Action: 4/29/1998 S Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01092; House Bill substituted -SJ 01108; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 3249 (Ch. 98-318)
    Location:
    S 638 Sales Tax Exemption on Electricity Ostalkiewicz Similar Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Ways and Means, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 3249 (Ch. 98-318)
    Location:
    H 2109 (e1) Taxation Starks Compare Last Action: 3/4/1998 H Withdrawn from further cons.,Iden/Sim/Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 499 (Ch. 97-86), CS/HB 915 (Ch. 97-221), HB 1337 (Ch. 97-123), SB 1158 (Ch. 97-287), CS/HB 73 (Ch. 98-290), CS/HB 209 (Ch. 98-294), CS/CS/HB 315 (Ch. 98-408), CS/HB 747 (Ch. 98-296), CS/HB 1273 (Ch. 98-252), CS/HB 3171 (Ch. 98-60), CS/CS/HB 3249 (Ch. 98-318), CS/CS/HB 3351 (Ch. 98-325), CS/HB 3395 (Ch. 98-328), CS/SB 1694 (Ch. 98-143) -HJ 00119
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    H 3305 Sales Tax Exemption on Electricity Burroughs Compare Last Action: 3/4/1998 H CS combines this bill with 3249; Comm. Action: CS by Business Development & International Trade (EIC); Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/HB 3249 (Ch. 98-318)
    Location:
    S 934 Sales Tax Exemption/Steam Harris Compare Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Ways and Means, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 3249 (Ch. 98-318)
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions.

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  • CS/CS/HB 3249, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:08 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   General Government Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/20/1998 (pdf)
    General Government Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/21/1998 (pdf)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    523310 - Amendment
    Forman 4/29/1998
    8:28 PM
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    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/1998 1:21 PM House 116 Yeas - 2 Nays
    4/29/1998 11:45 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions.

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  • CS/HB 3249, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:08 AM

  • HB 3249, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:08 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Business Development & International Trade (Post-Meeting) 2/21/1998 (pdf)
    Business Development & International Trade (Post-Meeting) 2/21/1998 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions.

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