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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 542

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Relating to: imposing a tax on firearm manufacturers and services provided to victims of crimes involving firearms, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Crime victim Criminal identification and investigation Firearms and dangerous weapons Justice department of Legislature — Criminal penalties joint review committee on Taxation

  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 imposes a tax on a firearms manufacturer at the rate of 0.5 percent of

the manufacturer's list price for each firearm made by the manufacturer that is

offered for sale in this state. The tax collected under this bill is to be used by the

Department of Justice to provide services to victims of crimes involving firearms.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,

the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a

report.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D)

11 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , Fields (D) , Hebl (D) , L. Myers (D) , Pope (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Oct 31, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators L. Taylor and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Anderson, Bowen, Brostoff, Fields, Hebl, L. Myers, Pope, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck and Zamarripa

  2. Oct 31, 2019 · Senate

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

  3. Nov 8, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1