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HB3487Introduced in the House

Relating to a deduction from the amount of taxable sales used to calculate the amount of sales and use taxes that the owners of restaurants that participate in an oyster shell recycling program are required to remit to the comptroller of public accounts.

Passed

Introduced by Todd Hunter, District 32

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to a deduction from the amount of taxable sales used to calculate the amount of sales and use taxes that the owners of restaurants that participate in an oyster shell recycling program are required to remit to the comptroller of public accounts.

Where it stands

Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 1, 2025

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#3969 · May 28, 2025

124

Yes

6

No

20

Absent or Not Voting

150 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
Gary Vandeaver1Yes
Brent Money2Absent
Cecil Bell3Yes
Keith Bell4Yes
Cole Hefner5Yes
Daniel Alders6Yes
Jay Dean7Yes
Cody Harris8Absent
Trent Ashby9Yes
Brian Harrison10No

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Read first time

  3. Referred to Ways & Means

  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  5. Considered in public hearing

  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  7. Left pending in committee

  8. Considered in formal meeting

  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  11. Committee report distributed

  12. Committee report sent to Calendars

  13. Considered in Calendars

  14. Placed on General State Calendar

  15. Read 2nd time

  16. Passed to engrossment

  17. Record vote RV#1723

  18. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  19. Read 3rd time

  20. Passed

  21. Record vote RV#1828

  22. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  23. Reported engrossed

  24. Received from the House

  25. Read first time

  26. Referred to Finance

  27. Co-sponsor authorized

  28. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  29. Considered in public hearing

  30. Testimony taken in committee

  31. Vote taken in committee

  32. Reported favorably as substituted

  33. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  34. Committee report printed and distributed

  35. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  36. Laid before the Senate

  37. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  38. Vote recorded in Journal

  39. Three day rule suspended

  40. Record vote

  41. Read 3rd time

  42. Passed

  43. Record vote

  44. Senate passage as amended reported

  45. Senate Amendments distributed

  46. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  47. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  48. Record vote RV#3969

  49. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  50. Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  51. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  52. Reported enrolled

  53. Signed in the House

  54. Signed in the Senate

  55. Sent to the Governor

  56. Signed by the Governor

  57. Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 1, 2025

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