Introduced
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To prohibit the Department of Treasury from requiring that taxpayers or tax preparers file state income tax returns electronically.
Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the House 74 to 31 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Finance
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the amendments be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
To only prohibit the department from requiring electronic filing on tax returns for the 2003 tax year only, that is, for the returns due on April 15, 2004.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To establish that the bill would not go into effect unless the legislature appropriates $2.7 million to process the additional paper tax returns that would be expected if electronic filing is not mandatory.
The amendment failed 15 to 22 (details)
Passed in the Senate 23 to 14 (details)
To prohibit the Department of Treasury from requiring that taxpayers or tax preparers file state income tax returns electronically. This would only be prohibited for 2003 tax year filings. The bill did not gather sufficient votes to gain immediate effect, making its passage moot, since without immediate effect it would not go into effect until 2005. The vote was then reconsidered, and further voting postponed as negotiations between Republican and Democratic lawmakers continue.
Received
To pass the bill even though it did not gather sufficient votes to gain immediate effect, making its passage moot, since without immediate effect the bill would not go into effect until 2005.
Passed in the Senate 24 to 13 (details)
Passed in the House 101 to 0 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which was rendered moot by not receiving immediate effect, meaning the bill would not go into effect until 2005, even though it only applies to filings for the 2003 tax year.
Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy
