Date	Chamber	Action
12/3/2014	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Syrups, and Powder Tax Law. Imposes a tax on distributors of bottled sugar-sweetened beverages, syrups, or powders. Provides that the tax is imposed at the rate of $0.01 per ounce of bottled sugar-sweetened beverages sold or offered for sale to a retailer for sale in the State to a consumer. Provides that the distributor shall add the amount of the tax to the price of sugar-sweetened beverages sold to a retailer, and the retailer shall pass the amount of the tax through to the consumer. Requires those distributors to obtain permits. Contains provisions concerning the distribution of the proceeds. Effective January 1, 2015.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/14/2014	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel
2/14/2014	House	First Reading
2/14/2014	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/19/2014	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
2/20/2014	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
2/20/2014	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Esther Golar
2/20/2014	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2/25/2014	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
2/25/2014	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
2/25/2014	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2/27/2014	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
2/27/2014	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
2/27/2014	House	To Sales and Other Taxes Subcommittee
3/6/2014	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
3/19/2014	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel
3/19/2014	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/20/2014	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
3/28/2014	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
3/28/2014	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
12/3/2014	House	Session Sine Die

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