Taxes - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Legal Tender Act," which provides that coins having gold or silver contents and certain refined gold or silver bullion are legal tender of this state if issued by the U.S. government or if a court delcares that states may declare such as legal tender; exempts sale of such tender from Hall income and sales tax. - Amends TCA Title 9 and 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 Mar 6, 2019
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Mar 6, 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
Steve Southerland
RRepublican
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