HB1685

To Create the Grocery Tax Relief Act; to Amend the Law Concerning the Sales and Use Taxes Levied on Food and Food Ingredients, as Affirmed by Referred Act 19 of 1958; and to Exempt Groceries from State Sales and Use Taxes.

Underwood · 2025 Regular Session · Notification that HB1685 is now Act 1008 · Act 1008

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TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES LEVIED ON FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS, AS AFFIRMED BY REFERRED ACT 19 OF 1958; AND TO EXEMPT GROCERIES FROM STATE SALES AND USE TAXES.

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27 mentions · 18 meetings · 10 named speakers

House Convenes

April 16, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1685 #1,2 Underwood TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AME…”

Amendment number two. Senate Amendment number two to House Bill 1685, 16, 1865.

Chair · 4:40:28 in the video

...present, you have concurred in Senate Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 1865. Representative Underwood recommends that we concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1685. Madam Clerk, please read Senate Amendment No. 1. Senate Amendment No.

Chair (Representative Carlton Wing) · 4:41:13 in the video

1 to House Bill 1685. Representative Underwood,

Chair · 4:41:33 in the video

...or the amendment? Representative Underwood, you closed for the amendment. The question before the House is concurrence with Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1685. Prepare the machine, Madam Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted?

Chair (Representative Carlton Wing) · 4:41:46 in the video

Representative Underwood recommends that we concur in Senate Amendment number 2 to House Bill 1685. Madam Clerk, please read Senate Amendment number

Chair (Representative Carlton Wing) · 4:42:26 in the video

2 to House Bill 1685. Representative Underwood, you

Chair · 4:42:28 in the video

amendment? For the amendment, Representative Underwood is closed for the amendment. The question before the House is concurrence with Senate Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 1685. Prepare the machine, Madam Clerk. Has everyone voted?

Chair (Representative Carlton Wing) · 4:42:55 in the video

Amendment #2 to House Bill 1685. Representative Brown, for what

Chair (Representative Carlton Wing) · 4:43:29 in the video

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HB1685 #1,2 Underwood TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES LEVIED ON FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS, AS AFFIRMED BY REFERRED ACT 19 OF 1958; AND TO EXEMPT GROCERIES FROM STATE SALES AND USE TAXES.

House Convenes

April 15, 2025

Matched: “Revenue and Taxation, who was the House Bill 1685. Vaguely reporting the same consideration here concerning t…”

Mr. Speaker, your committee on revenue and taxation, who was referred to House Bill 1685. Begley reporting the same consideration here, return with the same recognition that due pass, concurrent Senate Amendment No. 1 and Senate Amendment N...

Chair · 13:10 in the video

Revenue & Taxation- House

April 15, 2025 · Revenue & Taxation (House) · on the agenda

Matched: “…d McGrew CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT Number Sponsor Subtitle HB1685 Underwood TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AMEND TH…”

by which we concurred on Senate Amendment No. 2 on HB 1685 without objection. Do I have that motion? So moved. Any discussion

Representative Frances Cavenaugh · 0:16 in the video

Agenda items (1)

HB1685 Underwood TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES LEVIED ON FOOD AND FOOD

Revenue & Taxation- House

April 15, 2025 · Revenue & Taxation (House) · on the agenda

Matched: “…d McGrew CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT Number Sponsor Subtitle HB1685 Underwood TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AMEND TH…”

Agenda items (1)

HB1685 Underwood TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES LEVIED ON FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS, AS AFFIRMED BY REFERRED ACT 19 OF 1958; AND TO EXEMPT GROCERIES FROM STATE SALES AND USE TAXES.

Senate Convenes

April 14, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1685 Underwood Hester TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO A…”

Senator Hester, which is House Bill 1685. House Bill 1685 by Senator Hester and

Chair · 4:35:23 in the video

Does anybody want to change their vote on this? Okay, please cast up the ballot. With 35 yea, 0 nay, House Bill 1685

Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr · 4:37:26 in the video

House Bill 1685 as amended to the House. OK, members, we're gonna go to House

Chair (Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr) · 4:37:51 in the video

Agenda items (1)

HB1685 Underwood Hester TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES LEVIED ON FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS, AS AFFIRMED BY REFERRED ACT 19 OF 1958; AND TO EXEMPT GROCERIES FROM STATE SALES AND USE TAXES.

Revenue & Tax - Senate

April 10, 2025 · Revenue & Tax (Senate)

Matched: “…TO CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT VETERANS' FACILITIES. HB1685 Underwood TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AMEND TH…”

Senate Convenes

April 10, 2025

Matched: “…pass. Calendar. Committee on Revenue and Tax, who moves for House Bill 1685 by Representative Underwood, recommend do pass. Calendar. C…”

...rdlow, recommend do pass. Calendar. Committee on Revenue and Tax, who moves for House Bill 1685 by Representative Underwood, recommend do pass. Calendar. Committee On Revenue and Tax Tumers for House Bill 1732 by Representative Fault, recom...

Chair · 18:00 in the video

Revenue & Tax - Senate

April 10, 2025 · Revenue & Tax (Senate) · on the agenda

Matched: “AGENDA (Revised 4-10-2025 @ 8:10 AM) Added HB1685 Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation Thursday, April 10…”

one is going to be, Senator Hester, I think it's House Bill 1685.

Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr · 2:08 in the video

Agenda items (1)

HB1685 Rep. Underwood TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES LEVIED ON FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS, AS AFFIRMED BY REFERRED ACT 19 OF 1958; AND TO EXEMPT GROCERIES FROM STATE SALES AND USE TAXES.

Senate Convenes

April 9, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1685 Amendment by Hester adopted”

Suspend the rules for House Bill 1685 for purposes of amendment. Okay, all in favor of suspension, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Amendment 2 to House Bill 1685. My

Chair · 4:37:08 in the video

...py of the original and find the same correctly engrossed? Calendar. Will your committee on engrossed bills to whom is farred House Bill 1685 by Senator Hester compare the engrossed copy of the original and find the same correctly engrossed?

Chair (Senator Bart Hester) · 5:31:03 in the video

Agenda items (1)

HB1685 Amendment by Hester adopted

Revenue & Tax - Senate

April 9, 2025 · Revenue & Tax (Senate)

Matched: “…be 13 House Bill 1937. I want to tell, tell members to this House Bill 1685 is coming up, uh, I've made a mistake on that particular on…”

...ctive agenda is going to be house bill 1937 i want to tell tell members to this house bill 1685 that's coming up i've made a mistake on that particular one and it shouldn't be on our active agenda as of right now because we've kind of got a...

Chair (Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr) · 1:38 in the video

passed yes sir okay again uh house bill 1685 should not be on there at the

Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr · 3:44 in the video

Senate Convenes

April 8, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1685 to withdraw from committee for purpose of amendment”

I would like to withdraw House Bill 1685 from committee for purposes of amendment. That's the grocery tax. All those in favor

Chair (Senator Bart Hester) · 34:40 in the video

Amendment 1, House Bill 1685. This is just

Chair · 35:04 in the video

...ame correctly engrossed. Calendar. Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom is for House Bill 1685 by Senator Hester, compare the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed. Revenue and Tax. Committee on Engrossed B...

Chair · 1:56:19 in the video

Agenda items (1)

HB1685 to withdraw from committee for purpose of amendment

House Convenes

April 7, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1685 Underwood TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AMEND TH…”

House Bill 1685. House Bill 1685 by Representative Underwood to create the Grocery Tax Relief Act to amend the law concerning

Chair · 1:53:31 in the video

Question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1685. Prepare the machine, Madam Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballot. The vote of 96 yay, 2 nay,

Representative Brian S. Evans · 1:55:20 in the video

Agenda items (1)

HB1685 Underwood TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES LEVIED ON FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS, AS AFFIRMED BY REFERRED ACT 19 OF 1958; AND TO EXEMPT GROCERIES FROM STATE SALES AND USE TAXES.

House Convenes

April 3, 2025

Matched: “…ee on Revenue and Tax to whom was referred House Bill 1636, House Bill 1685, House Bill 1809, Senate Bill 412, Senate Bill 422, Senate…”

..., 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 recommendation th...

Chair · 8:03 in the video

Revenue & Taxation- House

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

Matched: “…X BASED ON SALES TAX COLLECTIONS FROM SALES OF SOFT DRINKS. HB1685 Underwood TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AMEND TH…”

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

...ke a motion, do pass. Members, I have a motion, do pass. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed, say nay. Congratulations, your bill has passed. With that, members, we're going to move down to HB 1685.

Representative Frances Cavenaugh · 1:23:41 in the video

Agenda items (1)