BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 2555: Municipal tax fairness

Revising municipal taxation.

Summary

$ Requires the Department of Revenue to adopt by rule a model ordinance on municipal business and occupation taxes, based on the recommendation of an advisory committee, to address issues of uniformity, simplicity, multiple taxation, and gross income apportionment.
$ Requires cities that impose business and occupations taxes to adopt mandatory provisions of the adopted model ordinance by January 1, 2003.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2555), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to municipal tax fairness;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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