HB 303 (2013) -  Communications Services Tax

by Grant, J.
Provides Legislative findings & intent; revises communications services tax rate on sales of communications services; deletes provisions that impose communications services tax on retail sale of direct-to-home satellite services & require collection & remittance of gross receipts tax on same transaction; deletes exemption from communications services tax & gross receipts tax for separately stated sales price of communications services sold to residential households; revises allocation & disposition formula applicable to proceeds of communications services tax & certain proceeds of gross receipts tax; requires local government to reduce its ad valorem tax mileage rate to offset certain increases in communications services tax revenues; authorizes local government to elect not to offset such revenues by adoption of resolution in specified manner; repeals provisions relating to authorization to impose local communications services tax; deletes authority for municipalities, charter counties, & noncharter counties to collect permit fees from providers of communications services that use or occupy municipal or county roads or rights-of-way.
Effective Date: October 1, 2013
Last Event: Died in Finance & Tax Subcommittee on Friday, May 3, 2013 7:16 PM

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Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Finance & Tax Subcommittee Time: 05/03/2013 - 7:16 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/05/2013 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Finance & Tax Subcommittee Time: 01/30/2013 - 5:35 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Appropriations Committee Time: 01/30/2013 - 5:35 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Time: 01/30/2013 - 5:35 PM Member: Committee: Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Finance & Tax Subcommittee Time: 01/30/2013 - 5:35 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/18/2013 - 1:24 PM Member: Grant, J. Committee: Version: __