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S3674Senate2011-2012 SessionSame asA10572

Provides an exemption from state sales tax for energy-star appliances and grants municipalities the option to provide such exemption

Sponsor Carl L. MarcellinoSD-5+3 co-sponsorsAffects Finance
Status
In Assembly Committee
Ways And Means
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Primary sponsor
Carl L. Marcellino

Senator · Senate District 5

Chair, Investigations And Government Operations

History

  1. Referred to ways and means
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 60–0
  4. Advanced to third reading
  5. 2nd report cal.
  6. 1st report cal.724
  7. Reported and committed to finance
  8. Print number 3674a
  9. Amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications
  10. Referred to energy and telecommunications
  11. Committed to rules
  12. Advanced to third reading
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  1. 2nd report cal.
  2. 1st report cal.275
  3. Referred to energy and telecommunications

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A10572Assembly

Provides an exemption from state sales tax for energy-star appliances and grants municipalities the option to provide such exemption

In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Linda Rosenthal

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S3674A

Title of bill

An act to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting energy-star appliances from state sales and compensating use taxes and granting municipalities the option to provide such exemption; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

Purpose

This bill offers a sales tax exemption until April 1, 2015 on the purchase of the following energy star qualified appliances; clothes washers, dishwashers, refrigerators, room air conditioners, ceiling fans, dehumidifiers, freezers, programmable thermostats, and ventilating fans.

Summary of provisions

This bill amends the tax law to grant a sales tax exemption for the purchase of the following Energy Star qualified appliances: clothes washers, dishwashers, refrigerators, room air conditioners, ceiling fans, dehumidifiers, freezers, programmable thermostats, and ventilating fans. This exemption expires on April 1, 2015. Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy setting strict energy efficiency guidelines.

Justification

ENERGY STAR qualified appliances incorporate advanced technologies that use 10--50% less energy and water than standard models. Changing to appliances that have earned the ENERGY STAR, and the average homeowner can save $80 a year in energy costs, while saving the environment. If just one in 10 homes used ENERGY STAR qualified appliances, the change would be like planting 1.7 million new acres of trees.

Legislative history

2008: S.6944-B, Passed Senate 2008 2009-10: S.1161, Not considered

Fiscal implications

Minimal.

Effective date

This act shall take effect on April 1, 2013 and shall expire and be deemed repealed on April 1, 2018.

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