TAX/SALES & USE: Reduces the rate of the .45% state sales and use tax levy over a certain period of time (RE -$392,000,000 GF RV See Note)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 17, 2019
Last action May 28, 2019
Floor votes · House May 23, 2019
How they voted
59–13
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 81
May 23, 2019
D
Democratic27
44% Nay
I
Independent2
50% Yea
R
Republican52
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 28, 2019
Committee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
upper
May 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 20. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (12-5).
lower
May 14, 2019
Committee
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
May 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (16-0).
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lance Harris
RRepublican
Co
Alan Seabaugh
RRepublican
Co
Blake Miguez
RRepublican
Co
Clay Schexnayder
RRepublican
Co
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
Co
Julie Emerson
RRepublican
Co
Mike Huval
RRepublican
Co
Mike Johnson
RRepublican
Co
NL
Nancy Landry
RRepublican
Co
Polly Thomas
RRepublican
Co
RF
Reid Falconer
RRepublican
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