Landscape Architect Services Sales Tax Clarification Amendment Act of 2023
This bill clarifies that landscape architecture services provided by licensed District of Columbia professionals or their firms are exempt from sales tax. It achieves this by updating local tax code definitions to explicitly exclude these specific services from taxable charges while keeping general landscaping activities subject to tax. The law applies only to services performed by individuals holding a valid District license or by companies that employ such licensed architects. This change ensures that the sale or charge for these specialized design services is not included in taxable transactions.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Jul 2024
Council Passage
Oct 2024
Signed into Law
Dec 2024
Introduced Apr 27, 2023
Signed Dec 17, 2024
Floor votes · Council Oct 1, 2024
How they voted
12–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 13
Oct 1, 2024
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Oct 1, 2024
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (12-0-1)
council
Jul 3, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Committee Mark-up of B25-0277 by the Business and Economic Development Committee
legislature
May 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Business and Economic Development
legislature
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced
B25-0277 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charles Allen
DDemocratic
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