California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 655 — Sales and use taxes: exemption: diabetic supplies.

Last action — From Assembly without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

The Sales and Use Tax Law imposes a tax on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state. That law provides various exemptions from that tax, including an exemption for insulin and insulin syringes furnished by a registered pharmacist to a person for treatment of diabetes as directed by a physician. This bill would expand this exemption to be applicable to insulin, insulin syringes, skin puncture lancets, and glucose test strips furnished by a registered pharmacist or any retailer, as provided. Counties and cities are authorized to impose local sales and use taxes, and districts, as defined, are authorized to impose transactions and use taxes, in conformity with state sales and use taxes. Exemptions from state sales and use taxes enacted by the Legislature are incorporated into these taxes. Section 2230 of the Revenue and Taxation Code provides that the state will reimburse counties and cities for revenue losses caused by the enactment of sales and use tax exemptions. This bill would provide that, notwithstanding Section 2230 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, no appropriation is made and the state shall not reimburse local agencies for sales and use tax revenues lost by them pursuant to this bill. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy, but its operative date would depend on its effective date.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Assembly without further action.

  2. From committee without further action.

  3. Re-referred to Com. On REV. & TAX. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  4. Read third time. Amended. (Page 3040.)

  5. From inactive file to third reading file.

  6. Notice of motion to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Torrico.

  7. Placed on inactive file on request of Assembly Member Torrico.

  8. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  9. (Heard in committee on August 19.)

  10. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)

  11. (Heard in committee on July 6.)

  12. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. To Com. on U. & C.

  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 1175.) To Assembly.

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

  17. (Received by Desk on May 29 pursuant to Joint Rule 61(a)(5).)

  18. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  19. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Set for hearing May 26.

  21. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  22. Set for hearing May 18.

  23. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 584.)

  25. Set for hearing April 21.

  26. To Com. on E., U. & C.

  27. Read first time.

  28. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 30.

  29. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Conway — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Miller — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Tom — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Fong — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB655 Padilla

Passed 26 Yea · 11 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231103
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 261103
% of votes cast 65%28%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Runner — Nay
Ducheny — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 9 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5200
Total 9200
% of votes cast 82%18%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Kehoe — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cox — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 655 do?
The Sales and Use Tax Law imposes a tax on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state. That law provides various exemptions from that tax, including an exemption for insulin and insulin syringes furnished by a registered pharmacist to a person for treatment of diabetes as directed by a physician. This bill would expand this exemption to be applicable to insulin, insulin syringes, skin puncture lancets, and glucose test strips furnished by a registered pharmacist or any retailer, as provided. Counties and cities are authorized to impose local sales and use taxes, and districts, as defined, are authorized to impose transactions and use taxes, in conformity with state sales and use taxes. Exemptions from state sales and use taxes enacted by the Legislature are incorporated into these taxes. Section 2230 of the Revenue and Taxation Code provides that the state will reimburse counties and cities for revenue losses caused by the enactment of sales and use tax exemptions. This bill would provide that, notwithstanding Section 2230 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, no appropriation is made and the state shall not reimburse local agencies for sales and use tax revenues lost by them pursuant to this bill. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy, but its operative date would depend on its effective date.
Who sponsors SB 655?
SB 655 is sponsored by Padilla, Stephen C. (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 655?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 655?
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