Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee on February 16, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 5220
AN ACT EXEMPTING BOATS AND BOATING-RELATED SERVICES FROM THE SALES AND USE TAX.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To address the competitive disadvantage of the state's marine industry due to the absence of sales tax on marine-related commerce in Rhode Island and to encourage boat registration and boating-related services to be conducted in state by exempting boats and boating-related services from the sales and use tax.
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
Sponsor
Its course
February 16 to February 16, 2016, 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 action1 action on 1 day
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 16 to Feb 16 · stopped0 days
Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeFeb 16 to Feb 16 · stopped0 days
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 House of Representatives Feb 16
- Feb 16Introduced and sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
All 1 actions, as published
- Feb 16REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses