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HB1685 - TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES LEVIED ON FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS, AS AFFIRMED BY REFERRED ACT 19 OF 1958; AND TO EXEMPT GROCERIES FROM STATE SALES AND USE TAXES.


Bill Number:
HB1685 PDF
HB1685
Act Number:
Act 1008 PDF
1008
Status:
House -- Notification that HB1685 is now Act 1008
Originating Chamber:
House
Lead Sponsor:
Other Primary Sponsor:
Introduction Date:
3/5/2025 9:44:32 AM
Act Date:
4/22/2025

Upcoming Events

No upcoming events for this bill.


Meetings

Date
Meeting
Documents
4/7/2025 1:30 PM
House Meeting
House
4/8/2025 1:00 PM
Senate Floor Session
Senate Chamber
4/9/2025 1:00 PM
Senate Floor Session
Senate Chamber
4/10/2025 8:15 AM
Senate Revenue and Taxation
Old Supreme Court
4/14/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Floor Session
Senate Chamber
4/15/2025 10:00 AM
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Committee Room 151
4/15/2025 1:15 PM
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Committee Room 151
4/16/2025 9:00 AM
House Meeting
House

Bill Status History

Chamber
Date
Action
Vote
House
4/22/2025 4:06:24 PM
Notification that HB1685 is now Act 1008
House
4/16/2025 1:34:11 PM
Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
House
4/16/2025 1:34:08 PM
TO BE ENROLLED
House
4/16/2025 1:34:04 PM
Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in.
House
4/16/2025 1:33:08 PM
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
House
4/15/2025 1:38:52 PM
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 & 2
House
4/14/2025 5:39:11 PM
Re-referred to the Committee on REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE
House
4/14/2025 5:39:01 PM
Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1 & 2
Senate
4/14/2025 3:06:45 PM
Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 & 2 .
Senate
4/14/2025 3:06:22 PM
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
4/10/2025 1:22:57 PM
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate
4/9/2025 11:49:46 PM
Re-referred to REVENUE & TAX - SENATE
Senate
4/9/2025 6:39:07 PM
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
4/9/2025 5:47:42 PM
Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
4/9/2025 5:47:35 PM
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2
Senate
4/9/2025 5:47:28 PM
Rules suspended.
Senate
4/8/2025 3:00:01 PM
Re-referred to REVENUE & TAX - SENATE
Senate
4/8/2025 2:59:52 PM
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
4/8/2025 1:55:44 PM
Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
4/8/2025 1:55:37 PM
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Senate
4/8/2025 1:55:29 PM
Rules suspended.
Senate
4/7/2025 8:05:59 PM
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to REVENUE & TAX - SENATE
Senate
4/7/2025 8:05:49 PM
Received from the House.
House
4/7/2025 3:22:52 PM
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House
4/3/2025 1:29:31 PM
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House
4/1/2025 10:35:53 AM
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House
4/1/2025 8:53:56 AM
Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House
4/1/2025 8:53:54 AM
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House
3/17/2025 1:00:58 PM
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House
3/17/2025 8:46:22 AM
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House
3/17/2025 8:46:20 AM
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House
3/5/2025 5:20:58 PM
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE
House
3/5/2025 9:44:38 AM
Filed

Amendments

Chamber
No.
Sponsor
Introduction Date
Document
Chamber: House
Amendment Number: H1
3/13/2025 5:32:15 PM
Chamber: Senate
Amendment Number: S1
4/8/2025 10:45:08 AM
Chamber: Senate
Amendment Number: S2
4/9/2025 5:15:44 PM
Chamber: House
Amendment Number: H2
3/31/2025 1:35:43 PM

DFA Fiscal Impacts

FI Number
Requestor
Date Issued
Document
DFA1
3/10/2025
DFA2
4/9/2025
DFA3
4/10/2025