Business licenses; acceptable identification.
Summary
Business licenses; acceptable identification. Provides that for any application for a business license issued by a locality under its business, professional, and occupational license taxing authority, the locality shall not require an applicant to provide a social security number if the applicant provides his federal employer identification number instead. Further, if a valid federal employer identification number is provided, the locality shall not be required to determine the residency status of the applicant.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 17, 2020
Signed Mar 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Mar 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 258 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1679E
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20104385D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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