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CS/CS/HB 505: Communications Services Tax

GENERAL BILL by Murzin

Communications Services Tax; requires dealers to document exempt sales for resale; provides for dealer provision of evidence of exempt status of certain sales through informal protest process; requires DOR to establish toll-free number for certain registration & resale certificate verification purposes; authorizes municipalities or counties to use certain revenues distributed to local government for certain purposes, etc. Amends 202.16,.19,.20,.21.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/6/2005 Senate - Died in Committee on Government Efficiency Appropriations, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2005-132)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/24/2005 House • Filed
2/7/2005 House • Referred to Finance & Tax (FC); Utilities & Telecommunications (CC); Fiscal Council
3/8/2005 House • Introduced, referred to Finance & Tax (FC); Utilities & Telecommunications (CC); Fiscal Council -HJ 00050
3/25/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance & Tax (FC), 03/29/05, 8:00 am, 404-H
3/29/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Finance & Tax (FC); YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 00336
4/1/2005 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
4/2/2005 House • Now in Utilities & Telecommunications (CC) -HJ 00336
4/4/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Utilities & Telecommunications (CC), 04/06/05, 4:30 pm, 404-H
4/6/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Utilities & Telecommunications (CC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00488
4/12/2005 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Fiscal Council -HJ 00488
4/21/2005 House • On Council agenda-- Fiscal Council, 04/22/05, 1:30 pm, 212-K
4/22/2005 House • Favorable by- Fiscal Council; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 00673; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00673
4/27/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00855; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00856
4/28/2005 House • Read third time -HJ 01007; Passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 01007
4/28/2005 Senate • In Messages
5/3/2005 Senate • Received, referred to Government Efficiency Appropriations; Communications and Public Utilities; Community Affairs; Ways and Means -SJ 00891
5/6/2005 Senate • Died in Committee on Government Efficiency Appropriations, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2005-132)