CS/HB 979 (2019) -  Sales Tax Absorption

General Bill by Ways & Means Committee and Valdés and Fine (CO-SPONSORS) Fernandez-Barquin; Fischer; Hart; Santiago
Sales Tax Absorption: Deletes prohibitions against dealer advertising or holding out to public that he or she will absorb all or part of sales & use tax or will relieve purchaser of all or part of tax; authorizes dealers, subject to specified conditions, to advertise or hold out to public that they will absorb all or part of tax or refund any part thereof to purchaser; revises criminal penalty; provides that certain persons who unlawfully fail to remit absorbed sales taxes are guilty of theft of state funds.
Effective Date: July 1, 2019
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died in Commerce and Tourism on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Commerce and Tourism
  • Finance and Tax
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1066 Subject: Sales Tax Absorption Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 4/17/2019 4:24:15 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 4/16/2019 9:37:15 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/25/2019 11:48 PM   Yeas: 112 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 265] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Commerce and Tourism Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Received -SJ 579 Time: 04/26/2019 - 7:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Finance and Tax; Rules -SJ 579 Time: 04/26/2019 - 9:39 AM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/26/2019 - 9:08 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/26/2019 - 9:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 Time: 04/25/2019 - 11:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/25/2019 - 11:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/25/2019 - 11:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2019) Time: 04/22/2019 - 6:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/18/2019 - 4:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/18/2019 - 4:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/17/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 04/17/2019 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 04/17/2019 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Ways & Means Committee Time: 04/17/2019 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee Time: 04/17/2019 - 9:47 AM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda Time: 04/15/2019 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/05/2019 - 11:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Ways & Means Committee Time: 02/28/2019 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Appropriations Committee Time: 02/28/2019 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Business & Professions Subcommittee Time: 02/28/2019 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Business & Professions Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Ways & Means Committee Time: 02/28/2019 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/20/2019 - 5:04 PM Member: Valdés Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
212.07 CS/SB 1066
212.15 CS/CS/SB 642, CS/SB 1066, CS/HB 7125