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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 666

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sales and property tax exemptions for property used by commercial radio and television stations.

  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, digital broadcasting equipment owned and used by a radio

or television station is exempt from personal property taxes. In addition, the sale of

radio and television programs, including related advertising, is exempt from the

sales and use tax.

This bill provides a property tax exemption for the personal property of a

commercial radio or television station that is used in the origination or integration

of various sources of program material for commercial radio or television

transmissions that are free to receive. The bill also creates a sales and use tax

exemption for the equipment that is sold to a person who is licensed to operate a

commercial radio or television station in this state, if the equipment is used in the

origination or integration of various sources of program material for commercial

radio or television transmissions that are free to receive.

Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be

referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed

as an appendix to the bill.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Doyle (D) , Endsley (R) , Jacque (R) , Jorgensen (D) , Kleefisch (R) , Knilans (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Meyer (R) , Nerison (R) , Petrowski (R) , Petryk (R) , Radcliffe (D) , Rivard (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Strachota (R) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Turner (D) , Zepnick (D) , Ziegelbauer (I)

7 cosponsors

Grothman (R) , Hansen (D) , Holperin (D) , Kedzie (R) , Lasee (R) , Schultz (R) , T. Cullen (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Spanbauer, Jacque, Nerison, Ziegelbauer, Bies, Brooks, Doyle, Thiesfeldt, Petryk, Radcliffe, Turner, Jorgensen, Zepnick, Knilans, Strachota, Kooyenga, Meyer, T. Larson, Endsley, Petrowski and Rivard;Cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Holperin, Lasee, Kedzie, T. Cullen, Schultz and Hansen

  2. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means

  3. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions

  4. Mar 7, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1