HB 473: Bottled Water Excise Tax
GENERAL BILL by Casello ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eskamani
Bottled Water Excise Tax; Imposes excise tax on bottled water operators; specifies tax rate & trust fund for tax proceeds; requires tax proceeds to be used for certain purposes; specifies procedures for bottled water operators related to tax payments; authorizes DOR to settle or compromise taxes; provides recordkeeping requirements for bottled water operators; specifies DOR's authority to inspect books, records, & papers, issue subpoenas, & apply for certain judicial orders; provides procedures for DOR in conducting audits; specifies procedures for claiming refunds; provides that taxes due remain lien on certain property; requires that suits brought by DOR for violations be brought in circuit court; provides criminal penalties.
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Ways & Means Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/3/2021 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/10/2021 | House |
• Referred to Ways & Means Committee • Referred to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee • Referred to Appropriations Committee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Ways & Means Committee |
| 1/11/2022 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/12/2022 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | House |
• Died in Ways & Means Committee |
