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HB 1190 - Suspending Sales Tax Exemption - Key Vote

Colorado Key Votes

Cindy Acree voted Nay (Concurrence Vote) on this legislation.

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Legislation - Signed (Executive) -

Title: Suspending Sales Tax Exemption

Signed by Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (35-30) - (Key vote)

Title: Suspending Sales Tax Exemption

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to repass a bill, after having concurred with Senate amendments thereto, that suspends the sales tax exemption for the purchase of electricity, coal, gas, fuel oil, steam, coke, or nuclear fuel for industrial use, beginning March 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2012.

Highlights:
-Specifies that the exemption still applies to the purchase of the following (Secs. 1-2): -Diesel fuel for off-road use; -Electricity, coal, gas, fuel oil, steam, coke, or nuclear fuel for railroad transportation services; -Electricity, coal, gas, fuel oil, steam, coke, or nuclear fuel for agricultural purposes; and -Coal gas, fuel oil, steam, coke, or nuclear fuel for generating electricity. -Authorizes local governments to continue providing an exemption (Secs. 4-5). -Prohibits the revenue derived from the suspension of the sales tax from funding additional full time state employees (Sec. 6). -Appropriates $94,322 to carry out the provisions of this Act (Sec. 7).
Note:

NOTE: THE LEGISLATURE PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BOTH VOTE ON WHETHER TO CONCUR WITH THE OPPOSING CHAMBER'S AMENDMENTS AND, IF THE CONCURRENCE VOTE SUCCEEDS, VOTE TO REPASS THE BILL AFTER THE AMENDMENTS ARE INCORPORATED. THIS IS A VOTE ON REPASSAGE OF THE BILL AFTER THE MEMBERS CONCURRED WITH THE OPPOSING CHAMBER'S AMENDMENTS.

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Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (18-16) - (Key vote)

Title: Suspending Sales Tax Exemption

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that suspends the sales tax exemption for the purchase of electricity, coal, gas, fuel oil, steam, coke, or nuclear fuel for industrial use, beginning March 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2012.

Highlights:
-Specifies that the exemption still applies to the purchase of the following (Secs. 1-2):
    -Diesel fuel for off-road use; -Electricity, coal, gas, fuel oil, steam, coke, or nuclear fuel for railroad transportation services; -Electricity, coal, gas, fuel oil, steam, coke, or nuclear fuel for agricultural purposes; and -Coal gas, fuel oil, steam, coke, or nuclear fuel for generating electricity.
-Authorizes local governments to continue providing an exemption (Secs. 4-5). -Prohibits the revenue derived from the suspension of the sales tax exemption from funding additional full time state employees (Sec. 6). -Appropriates $94,322 to carry out the provisions of this Act (Sec. 7).
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Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (35-30) - (Key vote)

Title: Suspending Sales Tax Exemption

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that suspends the sales tax exemption for the purchase of electricity, coal, gas, fuel oil, steam, coke, or nuclear fuel for industrial use, beginning March 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2012.

Highlights:
-Specifies that the exemption still applies to the purchase of fuel for off-road or agricultural purposes (Sec. 1). -Appropriates 40 percent of revenue derived from the suspension of the sales tax to preschool through 12th grade public education (Sec. 4). -Prohibits the revenue derived from the suspension of the sales tax exemption from funding additional full time state employees (Sec. 5). -Appropriates $94,322 to carry out the provisions of this Act (Sec. 6).
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Legislation - Introduced (House) -

Title: Suspending Sales Tax Exemption

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