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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2020 | OR | SB 1603 | Extends a Cell Phone Tax to Pay for Public Broadband Projects | Bill Passed - House (38 - 19) |
| June 26, 2020 | OR | SB 1603 | Extends a Cell Phone Tax to Pay for Public Broadband Projects | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 10) |
| June 26, 2020 | MS | SB 3051 | Establishes Special Provisions for Unemployment Compensation Due to COVID-19 | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 3) |
| June 17, 2020 | LA | HB 64 | Establishes 8 Percent Taxation Rate for Fantasy Sports | Bill Passed - House (82 - 11) |
| June 17, 2020 | MI | SB 781 | Establishes 18 Percent Tax on E-Cigarette Liquid Nicotine | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5) |
| June 15, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1427 | Increases the Cigarette Tobacco and Nicotine Products Tax | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (38 - 25) |
| June 15, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1420 | Amends State Tax Breaks | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13) |
| June 15, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1427 | Increases the Cigarette Tobacco and Nicotine Products Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13) |
| June 11, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1420 | Amends State Tax Breaks | Bill Passed - House (39 - 26) |
| June 10, 2020 | NY | S 8075 | Amends Tax Law to Include Nuclear Fuel From Ceased Plants | Bill Passed - House (114 - 30) |
| June 10, 2020 | CA | AB 2570 | Establishes the False Claims Act | Bill Passed - House (44 - 20) |
| June 10, 2020 | PA | SB 1125 | Authorizes School Districts to Extend Time Needed to Pay Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |
| June 9, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1413 | Establishes a Small Business Tax Credit for the COVID-19 Response | Bill Passed - House (43 - 18) |
| June 9, 2020 | NY | S 8075 | Amends Tax Law to Include Nuclear Fuel From Ceased Plants | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 17) |
| May 29, 2020 | LA | HB 846 | Establishes Tax Rebates for COVID-19 Impacted Businesses | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6) |
| May 29, 2020 | VT | H 959 | Establishes an Education Property Tax for Fiscal Year 2021 | Bill Passed - House (127 - 20) |
| May 23, 2020 | IL | SB 516 | Amends Tax Structure for Chicago Casino | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 14) |
| May 23, 2020 | IL | SB 516 | Amends Tax Structure for Chicago Casino | Bill Passed - House (77 - 32) |
| May 22, 2020 | LA | HB 506 | Reduces Severance Tax Rate for Oil | Bill Passed - House (72 - 25) |
| May 12, 2020 | SC | H 3998 | Establishes a State Housing Credit Equal to the Federal Low Income Housing Credit | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (97 - 18) |
| May 7, 2020 | MO | SB 676 | Exempts Federal Government Stimulus Checks from State Taxable Income | Bill Passed - House (105 - 39) |
| April 30, 2020 | MN | SF 3843 | Amends Business Tax Policies and Establishes Recovery Aid to Small Businesses for Financial Relief | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 27) |
| April 22, 2020 | VA | SB 588 | Authorizes Counties to Levy Certain Taxes | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 12) |
| April 22, 2020 | VA | SB 588 | Authorizes Counties to Levy Certain Taxes | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 35) |
| April 15, 2020 | KY | HB 351 | Increases Taxes on Tobacco Products and Authorizes the Expansion of Absentee Voting | Veto Override Passed - Senate (24 - 9) |
| April 15, 2020 | KY | HB 351 | Increases Taxes on Tobacco Products and Authorizes the Expansion of Absentee Voting | Veto Override Passed - House (57 - 32) |
| April 1, 2020 | KY | HB 351 | Increases Taxes on Tobacco Products and Authorizes the Expansion of Absentee Voting | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 22) |
| March 25, 2020 | PA | HB 1232 | Authorizes Emergency Finances and Tax Provisions in Response to the COVID-19 Emergency | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |
| March 23, 2020 | AK | HB 232 | Authorizes Local Governments to Create Property Tax Credits to Increase Efficiency and Local Air Quality | Bill Passed - House (31 - 4) |
| March 18, 2020 | MD | HB 732 | Increases Tobacco Tax and Establishes Vaping Tax | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 47) |
| March 17, 2020 | MD | HB 732 | Increases Tobacco Tax and Establishes Vaping Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 16) |
| March 15, 2020 | MD | HB 932 | Requires the Distribution of Sales and Use Tax Revenue from Certain Digital Products to the Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (89 - 45) |
| March 13, 2020 | MD | HB 932 | Requires the Distribution of Sales and Use Tax Revenue from Certain Digital Products to the Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15) |
| March 12, 2020 | WA | SB 6168 | Establishes the 2020 Supplemental Operating Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 21) |
| March 12, 2020 | WA | SB 6168 | Establishes the 2020 Supplemental Operating Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 41) |
| March 12, 2020 | AZ | HCR 2045 | Requires Warning Labels on Medical Marijuana Among Other Provisions | Bill Passed - House (31 - 27) |
| March 11, 2020 | IN | HB 1065 | Authorizes School Districts To Use Tax Dollars For Charter Schools | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 18) |
| March 11, 2020 | IN | HB 1065 | Authorizes School Districts To Use Tax Dollars For Charter Schools | Conference Report Adopted - House (52 - 40) |
| March 11, 2020 | WA | SB 6690 | Reduces the Business and Occupation Tax Preference for Aerospace Manufacturers | Bill Passed - House (73 - 24) |
| March 10, 2020 | WY | HB 159 | Requires Payment of Ad Valorem Tax on Mineral Production | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7) |
| March 9, 2020 | WA | HB 1590 | Authorizes Local Affordable Housing Tax to be Imposed by a Councilmanic Authority | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 44) |
| March 8, 2020 | VA | SB 710 | Expands Renewable Energy Tax Credits | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 12) |
| March 8, 2020 | VA | SB 710 | Expands Renewable Energy Tax Credits | Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 31) |
| March 6, 2020 | WA | HB 1590 | Authorizes Local Affordable Housing Tax to be Imposed by a Councilmanic Authority | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
| March 5, 2020 | AZ | HB 2771 | Amends State Income Tax Code to Conform with Federal Tax Law | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9) |
| March 3, 2020 | RI | S 2326 | Establishes Film Production Tax Credits | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 3) |
| March 2, 2020 | AK | SB 115 | Increases the State Highway Motor Fuel Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 5) |
| Feb. 28, 2020 | ID | H 521 | Exempts Large Data Centers from the New State Sales Tax | Bill Passed - House (37 - 21) |
| Feb. 27, 2020 | AZ | HB 2771 | Amends State Income Tax Code to Conform with Federal Tax Law | Bill Passed - House (44 - 16) |
| Feb. 26, 2020 | KY | HB 32 | Establishes a Tax on Vaping Products and Increases Taxes on Other Tobacco Products | Bill Passed - House (75 - 17) |
| Feb. 25, 2020 | WV | SJR 9 | Amends the Constitution to Authorize the State Legislature to Establish Certain Tax Exemptions | Bill Failed - Senate (18 - 16) |
| Feb. 24, 2020 | WV | SB 837 | Establishes Certain Tax Exemptions | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16) |
| Feb. 19, 2020 | WI | AB 532 | Increases Tax Incentives for Investors putting Capital Gains in the Wisconsin Opportunity Fund | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 7) |
| Feb. 19, 2020 | NM | SB 29 | Establishes a Solar Market Development Income Tax Credit | Bill Passed - House (51 - 19) |
| Feb. 18, 2020 | AZ | HB 2732 | Increases Low-Income Housing Tax Credits by $8 Million | Bill Passed - House (45 - 15) |
| Feb. 18, 2020 | NM | SB 2 | Establishes an Electric Vehicle Tax Credit | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 18) |
| Feb. 15, 2020 | NM | SB 29 | Establishes a Solar Market Development Income Tax Credit | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 6) |
| Feb. 13, 2020 | OK | HB 1992 | Authorizes Local Governments Pay for Portion of Operating Costs with Property Tax Revenue | Bill Passed - House (76 - 20) |
| Feb. 11, 2020 | AL | HB 147 | Prohibits City Occupational Taxes Without Permission of State Legislature | Bill Passed - House (74 - 27) |
| Feb. 7, 2020 | National | HR 5687 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act, 2020 | Bill Passed - House (237 - 161) |
| Feb. 6, 2020 | WA | SB 6492 | Amends the Business and Occupation Tax for Workforce Education Investment Funding | Bill Passed - House (52 - 45) |
| Jan. 30, 2020 | WA | SB 6492 | Amends the Business and Occupation Tax for Workforce Education Investment Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21) |
| Jan. 16, 2020 | GA | HB 276 | Establishes an Online Sales Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 9) |
| Jan. 16, 2020 | GA | HB 276 | Establishes an Online Sales Tax | Conference Report Adopted - House (111 - 54) |
| Dec. 19, 2019 | National | HR 5377 | Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act | Bill Passed - House (218 - 206) |
| Oct. 31, 2019 | NC | SB 578 | Reduces the Corporate Tax Rate and Establishes the Film and Entertainment Grant Fund | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
| Oct. 31, 2019 | NC | SB 557 | Amends State Income and Sales Tax Laws | Bill Passed - House (93 - 14) |
| Oct. 24, 2019 | OH | HB 76 | Establishes the Ballot Uniformity and Transparency Act for Tax Levies | Bill Passed - House (54 - 39) |
| Oct. 23, 2019 | OH | SB 26 | Repeals the Tax on Feminine Hygiene Products | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 1) |
| Sept. 11, 2019 | CA | SB 468 | Authorizes Evaluation of Tax Expenditures | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
| Sept. 10, 2019 | CA | SB 468 | Authorizes Evaluation of Tax Expenditures | Bill Passed - House (53 - 21) |
| June 30, 2019 | OR | HB 2270 | Authorizes a Ballot Measure to Increase Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 8) |
| June 28, 2019 | PA | HB 1615 | Expands Tax Credit Education Scholarships | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (160 - 39) |
| June 27, 2019 | PA | HB 1615 | Expands Tax Credit Education Scholarships | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 13) |
| June 20, 2019 | OR | HB 2270 | Authorizes a Ballot Measure to Increase Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - House (39 - 21) |
| June 19, 2019 | ME | LD 1028 | Increases Taxes on Tobacco Products | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
| June 19, 2019 | ME | LD 1028 | Increases Taxes on Tobacco Products | Bill Passed - House (86 - 49) |
| June 18, 2019 | ME | LD 1713 | Requires the Return of Funds to Maine Property Taxpayers | Bill Passed - House (93 - 51) |
| June 2, 2019 | IL | SB 689 | Establishes a Tax Amnesty Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 8) |
| May 31, 2019 | IL | SB 687 | Establishes a Graduated Tax Structure | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 20) |
| May 30, 2019 | IL | SB 687 | Establishes a Graduated Tax Structure | Bill Passed - House (67 - 48) |
| May 29, 2019 | KS | HB 2033 | Reduces State Tax Rates | Veto Override Failed - House (78 - 39) |
| May 27, 2019 | IL | SJRCA 1 | Repeals the Non-Graduated Income Tax Rate Requirement | Bill Passed - House (73 - 44) |
| May 24, 2019 | CA | AB 1593 | Authorizes Certain Tax Breaks for Undocumented Families | Bill Passed - House (55 - 18) |
| May 23, 2019 | CA | AB 1253 | Increases Income Taxes For People Who Earn More Than $1 Million | Bill Passed - House (59 - 17) |
| May 22, 2019 | NY | S 5072 | Amends State Tax Laws Regarding Presidential Tax Return Requests | Bill Passed - House (87 - 58) |
| May 20, 2019 | SC | H 4243 | Authorizes Tax Incentives for Carolina Panthers Training Facilities | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 17) |
| May 13, 2019 | OR | HB 3427 | Increases Business Taxes to Enhance School Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11) |
| May 8, 2019 | NY | S 5072 | Amends State Tax Laws Regarding Presidential Tax Return Requests | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 22) |
| May 3, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1245 | Reduces Sales Tax Vendor Fee Allowance and Increases Funding for Affordable Housing | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 27) |
| May 2, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1245 | Reduces Sales Tax Vendor Fee Allowance and Increases Funding for Affordable Housing | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
| May 2, 2019 | NC | SB 559 | Authorizes Rate Changes to Public Electric Utilities for Storm Recovery Costs | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
| May 1, 2019 | IL | SJRCA 1 | Repeals the Non-Graduated Income Tax Rate Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 19) |
| May 1, 2019 | OR | HB 3427 | Increases Business Taxes to Enhance School Funding | Bill Passed - House (37 - 21) |
| May 1, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1333 | Establishes a Tax on Cigarette, Tobacco, and Nicotine Products | Bill Passed - House (34 - 31) |
| April 30, 2019 | HI | SB 1292 | Requires Vacation-Rental Websites to Collect Sales Tax | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (13 - 12) |
| April 28, 2019 | WA | HB 2158 | Establishes a Business Tax to Finance a Higher Education Fund | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 46) |
| April 28, 2019 | WA | HB 2158 | Establishes a Business Tax to Finance a Higher Education Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 22) |
| April 28, 2019 | WA | HB 2167 | Increases Business and Occupation Tax on Large Financial Institutions | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 24) |
| April 27, 2019 | WA | SB 5998 | Establishes a Graduated Real Estate Excise Tax | Bill Passed - House (56 - 42) |