HB888
Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for certain gun safes.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Sales tax exemption; gun safes.
Establishes an exemption from retail sales tax for a gun safe with a selling price of $1,500 or less. The bill defines "gun safe" as a safe or vault that is (i) commercially available, (ii) secured with a digital or dial combination locking mechanism or biometric locking mechanism, and (iii) ... (More) designed for the storage of a firearm or of ammunition for use in a firearm. Under the bill, "gun safe" does not include a glass-faced cabinet. This bill is identical to SB 268. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102042D
- 01/07/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/16/2020 - House: Impact statement from TAX (HB888)
- 01/29/2020 - House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/31/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
- 02/05/2020 - House: Reported from Finance (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2020 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/10/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/10/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/25/2020 - House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 99-N)
- 02/25/2020 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
- 02/26/2020 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2020 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/26/2020 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/26/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/26/2020 - House: Delegates: Hurst, Sullivan, Robinson
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Senators: Bell, Boysko, Ebbin
- 03/02/2020 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/02/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/02/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2020 - House: Enrolled
- 03/06/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB888ER)
- 03/06/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 03/16/2020 - House: Impact statement from TAX (HB888ER)
- 03/27/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 507 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/27/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507)
