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CS/CS/HB 237: Taxation/Sales Tax & Gasoline Tax

GENERAL BILL by Kilmer ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Brummer ; Cantens ; Henriquez ; Holloway ; Homan ; Kottkamp ; Rubio ; Sansom ; Sorensen ; Zapata

Taxation/Sales Tax & Gasoline Tax; specifies period during which sale of books, clothing, & school supplies are exempt from sales tax; provides for reduction in motor fuel tax for one month; includes offenses specified in this act under investigation & prosecution authority of Statewide Prosecution Office; authorizes motor fuel dealers to manage motor fuel inventory to maximize tax reduction benefits; provides criteria, etc. Amends 16.56, 206.026,.404. APPROPRIATION: $58,516,000.

Effective Date: 05/20/2004
Last Action: 5/20/2004 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-73
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/2/2003 House • Prefiled
1/13/2004 House • Referred to Finance & Tax; Appropriations
3/2/2004 House • Introduced, referred to Finance & Tax; Appropriations -HJ 00028
3/9/2004 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance & Tax, 03/11/04, 8:30 am, Reed Hall
3/11/2004 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Finance & Tax; YEAS 20 NAYS 5 -HJ 00242
3/15/2004 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
3/22/2004 House • Now in Appropriations -HJ 00242
3/24/2004 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/26/04, 8:00 am, 212-K
3/26/2004 House • Favorable with CS amendment by- Appropriations; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -HJ 00476
4/5/2004 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b)
4/12/2004 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00476
4/21/2004 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00611; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00611; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00612
4/23/2004 House • Read third time -HJ 00759; Passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 00759; Reconsidered -HJ 00760; Pending roll call -HJ 00760
4/26/2004 House • Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00773; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00773, -HJ 00775; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00775
4/27/2004 House • Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00839; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00840; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00841
4/28/2004 House • Temporarily postponed on third reading; On Unfinished Business -HJ 00894
4/29/2004 House • Was taken up -HJ 01123; Passed as amended; YEAS 107 NAYS 8 -HJ 01124
4/29/2004 Senate • In Messages; Received, referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 01393
4/30/2004 Senate • Withdrawn from Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 01402; Substituted for CS/SB 244 -SJ 01402; Read second and third times -SJ 01402; Passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 4 -SJ 01402
4/30/2004 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 01541
5/10/2004 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/20/2004 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-73