TO PHASE OUT THE SOFT DRINK TAX; AND TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO OFFSET THE REVENUE REDUCTION RESULTING FROM THE PHASEOUT OF THE SOFT DRINK TAX.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2021
Last action Oct 15, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 13, 2021
How they voted
66–27
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 100
Apr 13, 2021
D
Democratic22
86% Nay
R
Republican78
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
3
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Motion to expunge HB 1546 vote passed
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Motion to reconsider HB 1546 passed
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced
Amendment No. 3 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 3
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Wallace
RRepublican
P
Lanny Fite
RRepublican
Co
Ben Gilmore
RRepublican
Co
Brian S. Evans
RRepublican
Co
Cindy Crawford
RRepublican
Co
David Ray
RRepublican
Co
Gary Deffenbaugh
RRepublican
Co
Howard Beaty
RRepublican
Co
Johnny Rye
RRepublican
Co
Josh Miller
RRepublican
Co
Karilyn Brown
RRepublican
Co
Keith Brooks
RRepublican
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