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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 34

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Relating to: sales and property tax exemptions for property used by commercial radio and television stations. (FE)

Legislature — Tax exemptions, joint survey committee on Property tax — Exemption Radio Sales tax — Exemption Television

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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, generally, available to the public free of charge. 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, generally,

available to the public free of charge.

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: Cullen (D) , Grothman (R) , Gudex (R) , Hansen (D) , Kedzie (R) , Lasee (R) , Leibham (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Schultz (R) , Shilling (D) , Vukmir (R)

28 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Doyle (D) , Endsley (R) , Hulsey (D) , Jacque (R) , Jagler (R) , Jorgensen (D) , Kessler (D) , Kleefisch (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Mason (D) , Murphy (R) , Nass (R) , Nerison (R) , Petryk (R) , Pridemore (R) , Sinicki (D) , Stone (R) , Strachota (R) , Suder (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , Weatherston (R) , Wright (D) , Zepnick (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 21, 2014 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Jan 21, 2014 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 19, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Grothman, Lasee, Hansen, Kedzie, Petrowski, Cullen, Schultz, Leibham, Vukmir, Gudex, Olsen and Shilling; cosponsored by Representatives Kleefisch, Jacque, Strachota, Tittl, Petryk, Jorgensen, Doyle, A. Ott, Nerison, Bies, Brooks, Nass, Thiesfeldt, Suder, Jagler, Weatherston, Wright, Zepnick, Murphy, Stone, LeMahieu, Mason, Hulsey, Tranel, Sinicki, Endsley, Pridemore and Kessler

  2. Feb 19, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue

  3. Mar 5, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 7, 2013 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Nov 22, 2013 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Grothman

  6. Jan 15, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Jan 21, 2014 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Jan 21, 2014 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  9. Jan 21, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1