Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation SB228
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for firearms and hunting supplies for a limited period.
Subject: Parks & Wildlife: Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing: Taxation: Taxation--Sales: Weapons
Description: Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for firearms and hunting supplies for a limited period.
Session: 84th Legislature Regular Session
Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule
Last Action Date: May 12, 2015
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Charles Creighton; Donna Campbell; Robert Nichols;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 10% (3 of 31)
History
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | May 12, 2015 | Withdrawn from schedule |
House | May 12, 2015 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
House | May 4, 2015 | Referred to Ways & Means |
House | May 4, 2015 | Read first time |
Senate | Apr 30, 2015 | Passed |
Senate | Apr 30, 2015 | Read 3rd time |
Senate | Apr 30, 2015 | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
Senate | Apr 30, 2015 | Record vote |
House | Apr 30, 2015 | Received from the Senate |
Senate | Apr 30, 2015 | Reported engrossed |
Senate | Apr 30, 2015 | Record vote |
Senate | Apr 29, 2015 | Amended |
Senate | Apr 29, 2015 | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
Senate | Apr 29, 2015 | Record vote |
Senate | Apr 29, 2015 | Read 2nd time |
Senate | Apr 29, 2015 | Amendment(s) offered |
Senate | Apr 29, 2015 | Vote recorded in Journal |
Senate | Apr 29, 2015 | Passed to engrossment as amended |
Senate | Apr 29, 2015 | Record vote |
Senate | Apr 29, 2015 | Reason for vote recorded in Journal |
Senate | Apr 27, 2015 | Placed on intent calendar |
Senate | Apr 27, 2015 | Co-author authorized |
Senate | Apr 23, 2015 | Reported favorably as substituted |
Senate | Apr 23, 2015 | Committee report printed and distributed |
Senate | Apr 21, 2015 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
Senate | Apr 21, 2015 | Testimony taken in committee |
Senate | Apr 21, 2015 | Considered in public hearing |
Senate | Feb 10, 2015 | Co-author authorized |
Senate | Jan 28, 2015 | Read first time |
Senate | Jan 28, 2015 | Referred to Finance |
Senate | Dec 5, 2014 | Filed |
Senate | Dec 5, 2014 | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
Texts
Type | Date | State Link | Text |
Engrossed | Apr 30, 2015 | state link | bill text |
Comm Sub | Apr 23, 2015 | state link | bill text |
Introduced | Dec 5, 2014 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page