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SB164Introduced in the Senate

Eliminate Tax Discounts

Passed

Introduced by Kelly Merrick, District L

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

An Act eliminating deductions for the remittance of the motor fuel tax, tobacco taxes, and tire fees; relating to discounts on cigarette stamps; and providing for an effective date.

Where it stands

EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/1/26

June 19, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House: Third Reading Effective Date · May 20, 2026

35

Yes

4

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Jeremy Bynum1Yes
Rebecca Himschoot2Yes
Andrea Story3Yes
Sara Hannan4Yes
Louise Stutes5Yes
Sarah Vance6Yes
Justin Ruffridge7Absent
Bill Elam8Yes
Ky Holland9Yes
Charles Kopp10Yes

Bill history

  1. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  2. L&C, FIN

  3. L&C RPT CS 2NR 2DP SAME TITLE

  4. NR: BJORKMAN, YUNDT

  5. DP: MERRICK, GRAY-JACKSON

  6. FN1: (REV)

  7. FIN RPT CS(L&C) 5DP 2NR

  8. DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK

  9. NR: KAUFMAN, KIEHL

  10. FN1: (REV)

  11. RULES TO CALENDAR 3/30/2026

  12. READ THE SECOND TIME

  13. L&C CS ADOPTED UC

  14. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/31 CAL

  15. READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 164(L&C)

  16. PASSED Y16 N4

  17. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  18. TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  19. VERSION: CSSB 164(L&C)

  20. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  21. L&C, FIN

  22. L&C RPT 4DP 1NR

  23. DP: FRIER, CARRICK, HALL, FIELDS

  24. NR: COULOMBE

  25. FN1: (REV)

  26. CROSS SPONSOR(S): SADDLER

  27. FIN RPT 5DP 4NR

  28. DP: GALVIN, HANNAN, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON, FOSTER

  29. NR: TOMASZEWSKI, STAPP, BYNUM, MOORE

  30. FN1: (REV)

  31. CROSS SPONSOR(S): HANNAN

  32. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/20/2026

  33. READ THE SECOND TIME

  34. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  35. READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 164(L&C)

  36. PASSED Y25 N14 A1

  37. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y35 N4 A1

  38. RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT

  39. VERSION: CSSB 164(L&C)

  40. CROSS SPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON

  41. 10:14 A.M. 6/1/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR

  42. LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/18 CHAPTER 14 SLA 26

  43. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/1/26

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