TAX EXEMPTIONS: Reinstates the Second Amendment sales tax holiday. (7/1/23) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 27, 2023
Signed Jun 13, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2023 · House Jun 5, 2023
How they voted
20–10
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 35
May 3, 2023
D
Democratic12
66% Nay
R
Republican23
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jun 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 3 nays.
upper
Jun 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 24, 2023
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (15-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 8, 2023
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 22 yeas and 11 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stewart Cathey
RRepublican
Co
Francis Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Michael Echols
RRepublican
Co
Raymond E. Garofalo
RRepublican
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