BILL · 2021–22 SESSION
SB 5541: Newspapers/B&O tax
Exempting newspapers from business and occupation tax.
Summary
- Exempts newspapers from having to pay the business and occupation tax.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5541), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 10, 2022
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mark Mullet (D-5)
- Introduced
- January 10, 2022 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2022
- Companion bill
- HB 2111
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to exempting newspapers from business and occupation tax;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mark Mullet (D-5)
4 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services & Trade.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 5541 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5541 (2025–26) Future fund pilot project
- SB 5541 (2023–24) Supply chain transparency
- SB 5541 (2019–20) Revenue reform task force
- SB 5541 (2017–18) Teen wages
- SB 5541 (2015–16) Electronic commerce taxation
- SB 5541 (2013–14) Real property redemption
- SB 5541 (2011–12) Transportation connectivity
- SB 5541 (2009–10) Catastrophic disability med