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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 443

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Relating to: the sales tax imposed on ecosystem restoration services. (FE)

Legislature — Tax exemptions, joint survey committee on Plants Sales tax — Exemption Sanitation and sewerage management Trades and occupations Traffic regulation

  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

This bill excludes the sale of certain landscape restoration services from the

sales tax. Under current law, the sale of landscaping and lawn maintenance services

is subject to the sales tax. The bill excludes from taxable landscaping services the

restoration of landscapes using native plants in order to improve land, soil, or water

quality, or to improve biodiversity or other ecosystem functions.

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: Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Ringhand (D)

9 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Considine (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jarchow (R) , Novak (R) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Spreitzer (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 15, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 15, 2016 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 Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Jan 15, 2016 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. Dec 7, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Marklein, Ringhand and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Spreitzer, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Considine, Horlacher, Jarchow and Sinicki

  2. Dec 7, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues

  3. Dec 9, 2015 · Senate

    Representative Skowronski added as a cosponsor

  4. Dec 15, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Dec 15, 2015 · Senate

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested

  6. Dec 18, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein

  7. Dec 18, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Jan 6, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Marklein

  9. Jan 13, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  10. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  11. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  12. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  13. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  14. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received

  15. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1