CS/HB 603 (2018) -  Taxes and Fees for Veterans and Low Income Persons

General Bill by Ways & Means Committee and Gonzalez (CO-SPONSORS) Drake; Fant; Pigman; Watson, C.; Willhite
Taxes and Fees for Veterans and Low Income Persons: Exempts certain persons & businesses from business taxes & fees; repeals provisions relating to exemptions for disabled veterans or their unremarried spouses; authorizes municipalities that impose certain business taxes on merchants to continue to impose such taxes; authorizes such municipalities to revise definition of "merchant"; deletes fees & revises acceptable forms of ID for adding "Veteran" to ID card or driver license; prohibits charging certain driver license service fees to veterans.
Companion Bill passed SB 100 Taxes and Fees for Veterans and Low-income Persons By Steube
Effective Date: July 1, 2018
Last Event: Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 100 (Ch. 2018-80), CS/HB 7087 (Ch. 2018-118) on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 7:27 PM; HB Laid on Table

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 100 Subject: Taxes and Fees for Veterans and Low-income Persons Relationship: Identical
Bill #: CS/HB 7087 Subject: Taxation Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 910 Subject: Local Business Taxes Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/28/2018 3:32:32 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/14/2018 11:27:05 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Government Accountability Committee 2/22/2018 4:35:04 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Government Accountability Committee 2/21/2018 10:24:21 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Government Accountability Committee 2/21/2018 10:23:17 AM --UnPublished--
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 2/1/2018 8:14:14 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 2/1/2018 8:13:17 AM --UnPublished--
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 1/29/2018 4:34:22 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee 1/10/2018 7:13:27 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee 1/8/2018 4:31:09 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 100 (Ch. 2018-80), CS/HB 7087 (Ch. 2018-118) Time: 03/06/2018 - 7:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Substituted SB 100 Time: 03/06/2018 - 7:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/6/2018) Time: 03/05/2018 - 8:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 02/22/2018 - 4:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 02/22/2018 - 4:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Government Accountability Committee Time: 02/22/2018 - 4:35 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Government Accountability Committee Time: 02/22/2018 - 4:05 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Government Accountability Committee agenda Time: 02/20/2018 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Government Accountability Committee Time: 02/05/2018 - 1:24 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Government Accountability Committee Time: 02/05/2018 - 1:24 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/31/2018 - 11:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 01/31/2018 - 3:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 01/31/2018 - 3:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Ways & Means Committee Time: 01/31/2018 - 3:51 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee Time: 01/31/2018 - 11:33 AM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda Time: 01/29/2018 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Ways & Means Committee Time: 01/10/2018 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Time: 01/10/2018 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Time: 01/10/2018 - 6:39 PM Member: Committee: Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2018 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/08/2018 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Time: 11/15/2017 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Government Accountability Committee Time: 11/15/2017 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Ways & Means Committee Time: 11/15/2017 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Time: 11/15/2017 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/08/2017 - 3:00 PM Member: Gonzalez Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
205.055 SB 100, SB 910, CS/HB 7087
205.171 SB 100, SB 910, CS/HB 7087
322.051 SB 100
322.135 SB 100
322.14 SB 100, HB 241, SB 1294