ROTA-PLANTS AND SEEDS
Summary
Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, when a person who is engaged in the business of selling seeds or plants sells those seeds or plants to a purchaser who uses the seeds or starter plants in raising lawn grass, vegetables, fruits, nuts, crops, or other plants which they will use or consume and not resell, those retailers are engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property to purchasers for use or consumption and are required to remit the tax imposed under the Act on those gross receipts. Provides that a person who sells seeds or plants to a purchaser who uses those seeds or plants in raising vegetables, fruits, nuts, crops, or other plants for sale is selling those seeds or plants to purchasers for purposes of resale and is not required to remit the tax imposed under the Act on those gross receipts.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2016
Last action Jan 10, 2017
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Apr 8, 2016
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2016
Lower · Passed
To Sales and Other Taxes Subcommittee
lower
Mar 23, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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