HB1636

To Amend the Arkansas Soft Drink Tax Act, as Affirmed by Referred Act 1 of 1994; and to Phase Out the Soft Drink Tax Based on Sales Tax Collections from Sales of Soft Drinks.

Ray · 2025 Regular Session · Recommended for study in the Interim by the Committee on REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE

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TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS SOFT DRINK TAX ACT, AS AFFIRMED BY REFERRED ACT 1 OF 1994; AND TO PHASE OUT THE SOFT DRINK TAX BASED ON SALES TAX COLLECTIONS FROM SALES OF SOFT DRINKS.

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8 mentions · 9 meetings · 4 named speakers

House Convenes

April 7, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1636 Ray TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS SOFT DRINK TAX ACT, AS AFFIRMED B…”

and 0 present. The bill is passed. Madam Clerk, please read House Bill 1636.

Chair (Representative Brian S. Evans) · 1:55:45 in the video

colleagues. This is House Bill 1636, a bill to phase out the excise tax on soft drinks. So I know a lot of you have been lobbied on this bill. You've received a lot of email. So I want to try to do my best to go into as much detail as I can...

Representative David Ray · 1:56:08 in the video

bill. The question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1636. Prepare the machine, Madam Clerk. has everyone voted has everyone voted cast

Chair (Representative Brian S. Evans) · 2:31:23 in the video

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HB1636 Ray TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS SOFT DRINK TAX ACT, AS AFFIRMED BY REFERRED ACT 1 OF 1994; AND TO PHASE OUT THE SOFT DRINK TAX BASED ON SALES TAX COLLECTIONS FROM SALES OF SOFT DRINKS.

House Convenes

April 3, 2025

Matched: “…e're your Committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred House Bill 1636, House Bill 1685, House Bill 1809, Senate Bill 412, Senate…”

...hair. Mr. Speaker, we're your Committee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred House Bill 1636, House Bill 1685, House Bill 1809, Senate Bill 412, Senate Bill 422, Senate Bill 503. Begley report the same consideration. Hear the term, same ...

Chair · 8:03 in the video

Revenue & Taxation- House

April 3, 2025 · Revenue & Taxation (House) · on the agenda

Matched: “…1698. HB 1702 HB 1807. SB 412 SB 503. HB 1809. HB 1685 and HB 1636. So we're gonna be in here a little while”

hb 1809 hb 1685 and hb 1636 so we're going to be in here a little while today so y'all get yourselves comfortable and with

Chair (Representative Frances Cavenaugh) · 0:32 in the video

Committee. With that, members, we're going to go down to the last bill for the day, and it's HB 1636. Representative Ray, if you will introduce yourself again for the record, and you'll be recognized.

Chair (Representative Frances Cavenaugh) · 1:27:29 in the video

is House Bill 1636. This is the phase-out of Arkansas's soft drink excise tax. I am going to take several minutes to explain this because there's a lot of information that I think you need in order to fully understand this issue.

Representative David Ray · 1:28:07 in the video

...ything. But one thing we do agree on is to retain the soda pop tax. So I think you've all received a copy of a letter where we've had some signers on there, but let me just read a list of the groups that oppose House Bill 1636, the Arkansas

1:56:55 in the video

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