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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 31

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allowing retailers the ability to offer discounts equal to the state and local sales taxes.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a retailer may not advertise that any state or local sales tax

applicable to a transaction will be assumed or absorbed by the retailer or not added

to the price of goods and services. A retailer who violates this prohibition is guilty

of a misdemeanor. This bill eliminates the prohibition. Under the bill, a retailer who

advertises that the sales tax will be assumed by the retailer or not added to the sales

price is still responsible for paying the applicable sales tax.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bies (R) , Kaufert (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Vos (R)

3 cosponsors

Grothman (R) , Lazich (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Apr 7, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 23, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kooyenga, Spanbauer, Vos, Bies and Kaufert;Cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Lazich and Grothman

  2. Feb 23, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs

  3. Mar 31, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  6. Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Apr 12, 2011 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 4-14-2011 by committee on Rules

  8. Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  9. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1