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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 5461

AN ACT IMPOSING A TAX ON SUGARY SOFT DRINKS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee on March 24, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To impose a tax of one cent per ounce on any carbonated nonalcoholic beverage which is intended for human consumption and contains any added caloric sweetener and to apply the proceeds from such tax to provide public education and outreach regarding obesity, heart disease and diabetes and to fund the Governor's Scholarship program.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

2 co-sponsors

Juan R. Candelaria, Diana S. Urban

Its course

January 16 to March 24, 2015, 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 action13 actions on 10 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Mar 24 · stopped67 days

Committee on ChildrenJan 16 to Mar 548 days

Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeMar 24 to Mar 24 · stopped0 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Mar 24

  1. Jan 16Introduced and sent to Committee on Children
  2. Feb 11Heard in Committee on Children
  3. Mar 3Drafted as a bill by Committee on Children
  4. Mar 4Sent to Committee on Children
  5. Mar 5Committee on Children recommended a substitute for it
  6. Mar 24Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Feb 11PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Feb 19Vote to DraftBoth houses
  4. Mar 3DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
  5. Mar 4REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  6. Mar 5Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  7. Mar 6FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  8. Mar 13REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  9. Mar 19RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  10. Mar 19FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 19HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 19FILE NO.Both houses
  13. Mar 24REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives