ROTA-NO TAX ON ROOM RENTAL
Summary
Amends the Service Occupation Tax Act and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that each serviceman or retailer who is engaged in the rental of banquet, meeting, or conference rooms shall separately state the selling price of any food or beverages sold incident to the rental of the room, not including gratuities or mandatory service charges. Provides that the tax shall be imposed only on the sale of food, beverages, or other tangible personal property and not on the rental of the room or associated equipment. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
Senate Passage
Apr 2011
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 15, 2011
Last action Jan 8, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2011
How they voted
53–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 58
Apr 15, 2011
D
Democratic34
91% Yea
R
Republican24
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
4
Committee
8
May 31, 2011
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 16, 2011
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Revenue & Finance Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
May 13, 2011
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
lower
Apr 25, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2011
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 15, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (53-0-5)
senate
Feb 15, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Revenue; 010-000-000
upper
Feb 9, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Revenue
upper
Feb 8, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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