AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES RATE FOR AND APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES, PEER-TO-PEER CAR SHARING AND CERTAIN PERSONAL PROPERTY USED IN BURIALS AND CREMATIONS, DEDICATING FUNDING FOR THE TOURISM FUND AND INCREASING THE EXEMPTION AMOUNT FOR SALES TAX-FREE WEEK.
To (1) increase the sales price threshold for a motor vehicle subject to the seven and three-fourths per cent sales and use taxes rate, (2) specify the sales and use taxes rate applicable to peer-to-peer car sharing, (3) increase the sales and use taxes exemption amount for certain property used in burials and cremations, (4) exempt the sale, furnishing or service of electricity to a biotechnology business from sales and use taxes, (5) dedicate fifty per cent of the additional one per cent sales and use taxes on meals to the Tourism Fund, and (6) increase the exemption amount for, and include backpacks in, Sales Tax-Free Week.
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| Text of Bill | |
| File No. 684 [doc] | |
| FIN Joint Favorable Substitute [doc] | |
| Raised Bill [doc] |
| Committee Actions | |
| FIN Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) |
| Fiscal Notes | |
| Fiscal Note For File Copy 684 |
| Bill Analyses | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 684 |
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Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/20/2026 | (LCO) | File Number 684 | |
| 4/20/2026 | House Calendar Number 470 | ||
| 4/20/2026 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House | ||
| 4/20/2026 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 4/13/2026 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/20/26 12:00 PM | |
| 4/1/2026 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/31/2026 | (FIN) | Joint Favorable Substitute | |
| 3/5/2026 | Public Hearing 03/11 | ||
| 3/3/2026 | Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding |
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