Became law as Public Act 06-159, signed June 6, 2006, 90 days after it was filed.
2006 Regular Session
Senate Bill 638
AN ACT ENABLING THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SERVICES TO PROCESS RETURNS MORE EFFICIENTLY.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To (1) eliminate requiring a taxpayer to file either an approval letter or certificate when claiming a credit on a tax return, (2) repeal the gross earnings tax on the express telegraph business, and (3) clarify the current administration of the Business Entity Tax.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
March 8 to June 6, 2006, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action21 actions on 11 days
In the SenateMar 8 to May 255 days
Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeMar 8 to Apr 326 days
In the House of RepresentativesMay 2 to May 31 day
Waiting to be sentMay 3 to May 2219 days
With the GovernorMay 22 to Jun 615 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 2 · Adopted May 3
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Mar 8 – May 2
- Mar 8Introduced and sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Mar 13Heard in Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Apr 3Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended a substitute for it
- May 2The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A
In the House of Representatives May 2 – May 3
- May 2Sent to the House of Representatives
- May 3The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A
To the Governor May 18 – Jun 6
- May 18Numbered Public Act 06-159
- May 22Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Jun 6Signed by the Governor
All 21 actions, as published
- Mar 8REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 13PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Apr 3Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Apr 4FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 11REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 19RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 19FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 19SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 19FILE NO.Both houses
- May 2SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 2SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 2TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17Both houses
- May 2FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 2HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- May 3RULES SUSPENDEDHouse of Representatives
- May 3HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 3HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 3IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
- May 18PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- May 22TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jun 6SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor