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CS/CS/SB 582: Local Business Taxes

GENERAL BILL by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax ; Community Affairs ; Detert

Local Business Taxes; Exempts an individual engaging in or managing a business in an individual capacity as an employee from requirements related to local business taxes. Specifies that an individual licensed and operating as a broker associate or sales associate is an employee. Prohibits a local governing authority from holding an exempt employee liable for the failure of a principal or employer to comply with certain obligations related to a local business tax or requiring an exempt employee to take certain actions related to a local business tax, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/3/2011 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 311 (Ch. 2011-78) -SJ 745
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Regulated Industries (RI)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (BFT)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/25/2011 Senate • Filed
2/9/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Budget -SJ 50
3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 50
3/9/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/14/11, 10:15 am, 412 Knott Building
3/14/2011 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 227
3/15/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 227
3/16/2011 Senate • Now in Regulated Industries -SJ 227
3/17/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/22/11, 1:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/22/2011 Senate • Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 270
• Now in Budget -SJ 270
4/1/2011 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 338
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
• On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 04/06/11, 8:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
4/6/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 461
4/7/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax read 1st time -SJ 463
• Now in Budget -SJ 461
4/29/2011 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget with subcommittee recommendation -SJ 614
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 615
5/2/2011 Senate • Placed on Consent Calendar, 05/03/11
5/3/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 745
• Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 311 -SJ 745
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 311 (Ch. 2011-78) -SJ 745