Taxes - As introduced, eliminates the 4 percent state sales tax on food for human consumption; increases the tax on cigarettes from three cents per cigarette to 8.35 cents per cigarette; increases the tax on other tobacco products from 6.6 percent to 17 percent of the wholesale cost price. - Amends TCA Title 67.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2019
Last action Jun 3, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Jun 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
May 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/3/2020
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate F,W&M Revenue Subcommittee
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Refer to Senate F,W&M Revenue Subcommittee
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bo Mitchell
DDemocratic
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