Taxes, Sales - As introduced, enacts the "Food Tax Holiday Act," which exempts the retail sale of food and food ingredients from sales tax for the months of June and July in 2020. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2020
Last action Jun 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Jun 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/15/2020
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee w/ negative recommendation
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/11/2020
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/3/2020
upper
Feb 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reassigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Refer to Senate F,W&M Revenue Subcommittee
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 2/12/2020
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/12/2020
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/5/2020
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patsy Hazlewood
RRepublican
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