There are 40 Legislative Days scheduled for the 2003 session. Standing Legislative Committees meet in regularly scheduled sessions during the morning hours of each Legislative Day. Some committees will hold special evening meetings. The Senate Taxation Committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday and Friday at 7:45am in room 413 of the Capitol.

For agendas, minutes, member information, active bills and more visit the LRC Website.

Replay audio of the entire Senate Taxation Committee meeting on the designated Legislative Day or testimony and debate on a specific bill.

Legislative Day 2 1/15/03 - complete meeting Legislative Day 4 1/17/03 - complete meeting SB 35- require retailers to electronically file sales, contractors' excise tax returns and pay the tax. SB 36-authorize the Department of Revenue to require fuel tax licensees to electronically file tax returns and pay the tax. Legislative Day 6 1/22/03 - complete meeting       SB 34  -  provisions regarding temporary vendors maintaining records for sales tax collection purposes SB 35  - require retailers to electronically file sales, contractors' excise tax returns, and pay the tax. SB 36  - require fuel tax licensees to electronically file tax returns and pay the tax. Legislative Day 11 1/29/03 - complete meeting SB 83 - revise the definition of bad debts for purposes of calculating certain tax deductions. HB 1034 - establish enforcement procedures regarding cigarettes of  non-compliant tobacco product manufacturers HB 1035 - revise certain provisions concerning certain tax agreements. Legislative Day 13 1/31/03 - complete meeting SB 140 - revise certain terms used in the levy of taxes on banks and financial corporations. SB 133 - permit the county levy and rural fire protection district levy to be increased for fire fighting purposes. SB 128 - exempt air ambulance services from sales and use tax. HB 1036  - revise certain dates pertaining to references to the Internal Revenue Code. SB 126 - revise certain provisions related to the general occupancy tax. Legislative Day 16 2/5/03 - complete meeting SB 150 - authorize counties to increase the property tax levy in unorganized townships under certain conditions. SB 154 - authorize certain interstate shipments of wine, to establish certain penalties, and to collect sales tax. SB 173- allow a school district to impose an excess levy for its pension fund. HB 1065 - revise the formula for determining the weighted average tax levy for receiving school districts and to remove an incorrect reference to the maximum general fund levy. Legislative Day 18 2/7/03 - complete meeting SB 110- authorize the refund of certain contractors' excise and sales and use taxes associated with certain wind power generation facilities. SB 117 - exempt the gross receipts of certain transportation services from sales and use tax. SB 159 - require public corporations to verify whether contractors have a contractor's excise tax license before awarding certain contracts. Legislative Day 21 2/12/03 - complete meeting SB 35- require retailers to electronically file sales and contractors' excise tax returns and electronically pay the tax. SB 208 -revise the limitation on the amount payable from real property taxes by local units of government. Legislative Day 23 2/14/03 - complete meeting SB 169- revise certain provisions relating to the general fund levy of a school district. SB 200- revise the definition of a controlled group. SB 131- revise the type of property exempt from taxation. SB 155- revise the requirements for a congregate housing facility to qualify as tax exempt property. SB 217- exempt materials used in certain projects outside of the state from the use tax. SB 35- require retailers to electronically file sales and contractors' excise tax returns and electronically pay the tax. Legislative Day 25 2/19/03 - complete meeting SB 104- revise the tax credit provisions of the insurance premium tax, to provide for a retroactive effective date, and to declare an emergency. SB 188- provide a credit against certain taxes paid by railroads for the replacement and repair of rail lines. SB 169- revise certain provisions relating to the general fund levy of a school district. SB 35- require retailers to electronically file sales and contractors' excise tax returns and electronically pay the tax.  HB 1110- revise certain provisions regarding the expenditure of proceeds from the county wheel tax. HB 1182- exempt certain shooting ranges from the gross receipts tax on visitor-related businesses. Legislative Day 27 2/21/03 - complete meeting HB 1180 - repeal the effective date for the sunsetting of certain provisions related to insurance taxes and to revise certain provisions related to policies having cash surrender values exceeding one million dollars HB 1182 - exempt certain shooting ranges from the gross receipts tax on visitor-related businesses HB 1237 - provide for the correction of certain taxation errors by political subdivisions HB 1242 - permit counties to revise property tax levies that were lowered to maintain compliance with general fund balance carryover requirements SB 35 - require retailers to electronically file sales and contractors' excise tax returns and to electronically pay  tax. SB 169 - revise certain provisions relating to the general fund levy of a school district Legislative Day 31 2/26/03 - complete meeting HB 1192- revise the procedure for assessing certain agricultural property. HB 1157- revise the application of the gross receipts tax on visitor related businesses. HB 1232- provide a tax exemption certificate for meeting organizers under certain circumstances. HB 1110-  revise certain provisions regarding the expenditure of proceeds from the county wheel tax. Legislative Day 33 2/28/03 - complete meeting HB 1221- revise the requirement for the classification of certain structures for taxation. HB 1261- restrict public corporations from making purchases from any retailer that fails to collect and remit sales and use taxes. HB 1110- revise certain provisions regarding the expenditure of proceeds from the county wheel tax. HB 1232- provide a tax exemption certificate for meeting organizers under certain circumstances. Legislative Day 34 3/3/03 - complete meeting HB 1064- revise the property taxes of the general fund of a school district. HB 1208-  revise certain provisions related to the general occupancy tax. HB 1254- exempt certain purchases of material used in the production of greenhouse, nursery, and ornamental plants from sales and use taxes. HB 1110- revise certain provisions regarding the expenditure of proceeds from the county wheel tax. HB 1157-revise the application of the gross receipts tax on visitor related businesses. HB 1232- provide a tax exemption certificate for meeting organizers under certain circumstances.