Retail Sales and Use Tax; definitions, media-related exemptions.
Summary
Sales and use tax; media-related exemptions. Makes changes to the sales and use tax exemption for amplification, transmission, and distribution equipment used to provide Internet services. Under the bill, the exemption would apply to network equipment used to provide Internet service, regardless of whether the provider of such service is also a telephone common carrier or whether such network is also used to provide services other than Internet services. The bill will not become effective unless the anticipated revenue change is incorporated into the appropriation act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 20, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2022
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 11, 2022
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
6
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 435 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-n)
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB683E
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 1-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22103553D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
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