SALES TAX-CLOTHING TAX HOLIDAY
Summary
Amends the Use Tax Act and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, no tax shall be imposed under those Acts upon the privilege of using in this State (for the Use Tax Act) or persons engaged in the business of selling at retail (for the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act) an individual item of clothing or footwear designed to be worn about the human body that (i) is purchased for a selling price of $200 or less and (ii) is purchased from 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August through midnight of the Sunday that follows 9 days later. Provides that a unit of local government may, by ordinance adopted by that unit of local government, opt out of the tax holiday and continue to collect and remit the tax imposed under those Acts during the tax holiday period. Provides that articles that are normally sold as a unit cannot be priced separately and sold as individual items in order to be subject to the holiday. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2003
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2003
Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Jan 11, 2005
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Mar 13, 2003
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Jan 29, 2003
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Revenue Committee
Jan 23, 2003
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Jack D. Franks
DDemocratic
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