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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 7, 2020 MO SB 676 Exempts Federal Government Stimulus Checks from State Taxable Income Bill Passed - House (105 - 39)
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 - 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 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 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 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 - 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 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 - House (60 - 31)
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. 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. 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. 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 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)
Sept. 10, 2019 CA SB 468 Authorizes Evaluation of Tax Expenditures Bill Passed - House (53 - 21)
June 28, 2019 PA HB 1615 Expands Tax Credit Education Scholarships Concurrence Vote Passed - House (160 - 39)
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 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)
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 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 1, 2019 CO HB 19-1333 Establishes a Tax on Cigarette, Tobacco, and Nicotine Products Bill Passed - House (34 - 31)
May 1, 2019 OR HB 3427 Increases Business Taxes to Enhance School Funding Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
April 28, 2019 WA HB 2158 Establishes a Business Tax to Finance a Higher Education Fund Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 46)
April 27, 2019 WA SB 5993 Increases the State Hazardous Substance Tax Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
April 27, 2019 WA SB 5998 Establishes a Graduated Real Estate Excise Tax Bill Passed - House (56 - 42)
April 26, 2019 WA HB 2167 Increases Business and Occupation Tax on Large Financial Institutions Bill Passed - House (53 - 43)
April 25, 2019 FL HB 7127 Reduces Corporate Income Tax Bill Passed - House (71 - 41)
April 24, 2019 MO HB 923 Authorizes Film Tax Credit Incentives Bill Passed - House (84 - 38)
April 23, 2019 NV AB 443 Establishes Permanent Sales Tax for Cop Funding Bill Passed - House (33 - 8)
April 9, 2019 HI SB 1292 Requires Vacation-Rental Websites to Collect Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (50 - 1)
April 8, 2019 MD HB 814 Establishes the Maryland Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (123 - 15)
March 29, 2019 GA SB 128 Requires Online Retailers to Collect Sales Taxes Bill Passed - House (94 - 74)
March 26, 2019 RI S 251 Requires the Collection of Sales Tax by Out of State Retailers Bill Passed - House (66 - 6)
March 26, 2019 SC H 4243 Authorizes Tax Incentives for Carolina Panthers Training Facilities Bill Passed - House (90 - 25)
March 14, 2019 OR HB 2975 Reduces Oregon's "Kicker" Tax Rebate Bill Passed - House (36 - 23)
March 8, 2019 KS SB 22 Amends State Tax Laws for Families and Small Businesses Bill Passed - House (76 - 43)
March 7, 2019 OH HB 62 Increases Gas and Diesel Tax Bill Passed - House (71 - 27)
March 4, 2019 AR SB 336 Establishes a Fuel Tax and Other Provisions Bill Passed - House (71 - 26)
Feb. 28, 2019 NH HB 623 Establishes Rates of Business Profits Tax Bill Passed - House (200 - 141)
Feb. 28, 2019 NH HB 686 Amends Capital Gains Tax Regulations Bill Passed - House (199 - 143)
Feb. 18, 2019 ND HB 1053 Reduces Income Tax for Military Veterans Bill Passed - House (50 - 42)
Feb. 12, 2019 IN HB 1444 Authorizes the Taxation of Vaping Liquids Bill Passed - House (53 - 40)
Feb. 1, 2019 VT H 47 Increases the E-Cigarette Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (134 - 6)
Jan. 31, 2019 NJ S 1073 Authorizes Local Government Units to Establish Storm Water Utilities Bill Passed - House (45 - 31)
Sept. 28, 2018 National HR 6760 Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 Bill Passed - House (220 - 191)
Sept. 27, 2018 NJ A 4496 Amends Sales Tax Regulations Bill Passed - House (43 - 35)
Sept. 27, 2018 National HR 6757 Family Savings Act of 2018 Bill Passed - House (240 - 177)
Sept. 27, 2018 NJ A 4495 Increases Corporate Business Tax Bill Passed - House (41 - 37)
Sept. 25, 2018 PA SB 172 Authorizes Speed Cameras in Work Zones Concurrence Vote Passed - House (173 - 22)
Sept. 13, 2018 ME LD 1629 Specifies Protections for Elderly from Tax Lien Foreclosures Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
June 30, 2018 NJ A 3088 Increases New Jersey's Earned Income Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (51 - 20)
June 30, 2018 NJ A 4261 Requires Out of State Online Vendors to Collect New Jersey Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (44 - 27)
June 28, 2018 CA AB 1838 Prohibits Local Grocery Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 2)
June 21, 2018 NJ A 3088 Increases New Jersey's Earned Income Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (56 - 11)
June 21, 2018 NJ A 4163 Authorizes Municipal Payroll Taxes for School Funding Bill Passed - House (46 - 27)
June 13, 2018 PA HB 1810 Requires Data Information Sharing for Hosting Platforms Bill Passed - House (177 - 14)
June 7, 2018 OH HB 430 Exempts Oil Production from Sales Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - House
Date No. Title Outcome
5/07 SB 676 Exempts Federal Government Stimulus Checks from State Taxable Income Bill Passed - House (105 - 39)
4/22 SB 588 Authorizes Counties to Levy Certain Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 35)
4/15 HB 351 Increases Taxes on Tobacco Products and Authorizes the Expansion of Absentee Voting Veto Override Passed - House (57 - 32)
4/01 HB 351 Increases Taxes on Tobacco Products and Authorizes the Expansion of Absentee Voting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 22)
3/23 HB 232 Authorizes Local Governments to Create Property Tax Credits to Increase Efficiency and Local Air Quality Bill Passed - House (31 - 4)
3/18 HB 732 Increases Tobacco Tax and Establishes Vaping Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 47)
3/15 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)
3/12 SB 6168 Establishes the 2020 Supplemental Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 41)
3/12 HCR 2045 Requires Warning Labels on Medical Marijuana Among Other Provisions Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
3/11 HB 1065 Authorizes School Districts To Use Tax Dollars For Charter Schools Conference Report Adopted - House (52 - 40)
3/11 SB 6690 Reduces the Business and Occupation Tax Preference for Aerospace Manufacturers Bill Passed - House (73 - 24)
3/09 HB 1590 Authorizes Local Affordable Housing Tax to be Imposed by a Councilmanic Authority Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 44)
3/08 SB 710 Expands Renewable Energy Tax Credits Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 31)
2/28 H 521 Exempts Large Data Centers from the New State Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
2/27 HB 2771 Amends State Income Tax Code to Conform with Federal Tax Law Bill Passed - House (44 - 16)
2/26 HB 32 Establishes a Tax on Vaping Products and Increases Taxes on Other Tobacco Products Bill Passed - House (75 - 17)
2/19 SB 29 Establishes a Solar Market Development Income Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (51 - 19)
2/18 HB 2732 Increases Low-Income Housing Tax Credits by $8 Million Bill Passed - House (45 - 15)
2/13 HB 1992 Authorizes Local Governments Pay for Portion of Operating Costs with Property Tax Revenue Bill Passed - House (76 - 20)
2/11 HB 147 Prohibits City Occupational Taxes Without Permission of State Legislature Bill Passed - House (74 - 27)
2/07 HR 5687 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act, 2020 Bill Passed - House (237 - 161)
2/06 SB 6492 Amends the Business and Occupation Tax for Workforce Education Investment Funding Bill Passed - House (52 - 45)
1/16 HB 276 Establishes an Online Sales Tax Conference Report Adopted - House (111 - 54)
12/19 HR 5377 Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act Bill Passed - House (218 - 206)
10/31 SB 557 Amends State Income and Sales Tax Laws Bill Passed - House (93 - 14)
10/24 HB 76 Establishes the Ballot Uniformity and Transparency Act for Tax Levies Bill Passed - House (54 - 39)
9/10 SB 468 Authorizes Evaluation of Tax Expenditures Bill Passed - House (53 - 21)
6/28 HB 1615 Expands Tax Credit Education Scholarships Concurrence Vote Passed - House (160 - 39)
6/20 HB 2270 Authorizes a Ballot Measure to Increase Tobacco Taxes Bill Passed - House (39 - 21)
6/19 LD 1028 Increases Taxes on Tobacco Products Bill Passed - House (86 - 49)
6/18 LD 1713 Requires the Return of Funds to Maine Property Taxpayers Bill Passed - House (93 - 51)
5/30 SB 687 Establishes a Graduated Tax Structure Bill Passed - House (67 - 48)
5/29 HB 2033 Reduces State Tax Rates Veto Override Failed - House (78 - 39)
5/27 SJRCA 1 Repeals the Non-Graduated Income Tax Rate Requirement Bill Passed - House (73 - 44)
5/24 AB 1593 Authorizes Certain Tax Breaks for Undocumented Families Bill Passed - House (55 - 18)
5/23 AB 1253 Increases Income Taxes For People Who Earn More Than $1 Million Bill Passed - House (59 - 17)
5/22 S 5072 Amends State Tax Laws Regarding Presidential Tax Return Requests Bill Passed - House (87 - 58)
5/03 HB 19-1245 Reduces Sales Tax Vendor Fee Allowance and Increases Funding for Affordable Housing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 27)
5/01 HB 19-1333 Establishes a Tax on Cigarette, Tobacco, and Nicotine Products Bill Passed - House (34 - 31)
5/01 HB 3427 Increases Business Taxes to Enhance School Funding Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
4/28 HB 2158 Establishes a Business Tax to Finance a Higher Education Fund Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 46)
4/27 SB 5993 Increases the State Hazardous Substance Tax Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
4/27 SB 5998 Establishes a Graduated Real Estate Excise Tax Bill Passed - House (56 - 42)
4/26 HB 2167 Increases Business and Occupation Tax on Large Financial Institutions Bill Passed - House (53 - 43)
4/25 HB 7127 Reduces Corporate Income Tax Bill Passed - House (71 - 41)
4/24 HB 923 Authorizes Film Tax Credit Incentives Bill Passed - House (84 - 38)
4/23 AB 443 Establishes Permanent Sales Tax for Cop Funding Bill Passed - House (33 - 8)
4/09 SB 1292 Requires Vacation-Rental Websites to Collect Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (50 - 1)
4/08 HB 814 Establishes the Maryland Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (123 - 15)
3/29 SB 128 Requires Online Retailers to Collect Sales Taxes Bill Passed - House (94 - 74)
3/26 S 251 Requires the Collection of Sales Tax by Out of State Retailers Bill Passed - House (66 - 6)
3/26 H 4243 Authorizes Tax Incentives for Carolina Panthers Training Facilities Bill Passed - House (90 - 25)
3/14 HB 2975 Reduces Oregon's "Kicker" Tax Rebate Bill Passed - House (36 - 23)
3/08 SB 22 Amends State Tax Laws for Families and Small Businesses Bill Passed - House (76 - 43)
3/07 HB 62 Increases Gas and Diesel Tax Bill Passed - House (71 - 27)
3/04 SB 336 Establishes a Fuel Tax and Other Provisions Bill Passed - House (71 - 26)
2/28 HB 623 Establishes Rates of Business Profits Tax Bill Passed - House (200 - 141)
2/28 HB 686 Amends Capital Gains Tax Regulations Bill Passed - House (199 - 143)
2/18 HB 1053 Reduces Income Tax for Military Veterans Bill Passed - House (50 - 42)
2/12 HB 1444 Authorizes the Taxation of Vaping Liquids Bill Passed - House (53 - 40)
2/01 H 47 Increases the E-Cigarette Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (134 - 6)
1/31 S 1073 Authorizes Local Government Units to Establish Storm Water Utilities Bill Passed - House (45 - 31)
9/28 HR 6760 Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 Bill Passed - House (220 - 191)
9/27 A 4496 Amends Sales Tax Regulations Bill Passed - House (43 - 35)
9/27 HR 6757 Family Savings Act of 2018 Bill Passed - House (240 - 177)
9/27 A 4495 Increases Corporate Business Tax Bill Passed - House (41 - 37)
9/25 SB 172 Authorizes Speed Cameras in Work Zones Concurrence Vote Passed - House (173 - 22)
9/13 LD 1629 Specifies Protections for Elderly from Tax Lien Foreclosures Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
6/30 A 3088 Increases New Jersey's Earned Income Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (51 - 20)
6/30 A 4261 Requires Out of State Online Vendors to Collect New Jersey Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (44 - 27)
6/28 AB 1838 Prohibits Local Grocery Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 2)
6/21 A 3088 Increases New Jersey's Earned Income Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (56 - 11)
6/21 A 4163 Authorizes Municipal Payroll Taxes for School Funding Bill Passed - House (46 - 27)
6/13 HB 1810 Requires Data Information Sharing for Hosting Platforms Bill Passed - House (177 - 14)
6/07 HB 430 Exempts Oil Production from Sales Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - House
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