HB 701: Communications Services Tax
GENERAL BILL by Fischer ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eagle
Communications Services Tax; Revises legislative intent regarding local communications services tax rates; reduces tax on retail sale of communications services; removes provision that specifies where proceeds of communication services tax must be deposited & disbursed; revises local communications services tax rates levied by counties & municipalities; requires dealers to collect & remit local communications services taxes; requires Legislature to appropriate moneys to offset direct reductions of local communications services tax by certain counties & municipalities; requires DOR to submit report to Legislature.
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Ways and Means Committee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/19/2019 House • Filed
12/3/2019 House • Referred to Ways and Means Committee; Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee -HJ 57
1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 56
3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Ways and Means Committee
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HB 701, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/19/2019 at 10:37 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1174 Communications Services Tax Hutson Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Community Affairs 
Citations - Statutes (12)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 202.105 Legislative findings and intent. Page 2 (pdf) 202.11 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf) 202.12 Sales of communications services. Page 4 (pdf) 202.13 Intent. Page 5 (pdf) 202.18 Allocation and disposition of tax proceeds. Page 5 (pdf) 202.19 Authorization to impose local communications services tax. Page 9 (pdf) 202.197 Page 19 (pdf) 202.20 Local communications services tax conversion rates. Page 27 (pdf) 202.21 Effective dates; procedures for informing dealers of communications services of tax levies and rate changes. Page 20 (pdf) 202.24 Limitations on local taxes and fees imposed on dealers of communications services. Page 21 (pdf) 202.37 Special rules for administration of local communications services tax. Page 23 (pdf) 337.401 Use of right-of-way for utilities subject to regulation; permit; fees. Page 25 (pdf)