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HB 6043: Local Government Communications Services

GENERAL BILL by Eskamani

Local Government Communications Services; Removes provisions requiring counties, municipalities, & entities of local government to pay certain taxes on the provision or use of certain telecommunications facilities; removes provisions that identify procedures which must be followed by governmental entities before providing communications services; removes provisions relating to using revenues to issue bonds to finance communications services; removes provisions providing procedures if revenues do not exceed operating costs; removes provision specifying that certain airport authorities or other governmental entities are not exempt from certain procedural requirements related to providing telecommunications services.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/12/2021 House • Filed
    10/22/2021 House • Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
    • Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Referred to Ways & Means Committee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
    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    3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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 Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee

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  • HB 6043, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/12/2021 at 3:56 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1754 Local Government Communications Services Torres Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Regulated Industries
    H 6113 Preemption to the State Eskamani Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    S 1900 Preemption to the State Torres Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Community Affairs

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.421 Telecommunications services. Page 2 (pdf)
    166.047 Telecommunications services. Page 3 (pdf)
    196.012 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    199.183 Taxpayers exempt from nonrecurring taxes. Page 8 (pdf)
    212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. Page 9 (pdf)
    350.81 Communications services offered by governmental entities. Page 11 (pdf)

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