Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rural Communities, Land Use, and Water Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 2401
Creates excise tax on wild bird feed.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Creates excise tax on wild bird feed. Directs 50 percent of revenues from tax to Greater Sage Grouse Conservation Fund and 50 percent of revenues to Wild Bird Conservation Fund. Applies tax to wild bird feed distributed for retail sale on or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2023. Establishes Greater Sage Grouse Conservation Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to State Department of Fish and Wildlife for greater sage grouse conservation purposes. Establishes Greater Sage Grouse Conservation Fund Oversight Committee. Directs committee to make recommendations to department for use of moneys in Greater Sage Grouse Conservation Fund. Sunsets fund and committee on July 1, 2023. Establishes Wild Bird Conservation Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to State Department of Fish and Wildlife for nongame wild bird conservation. Establishes Wild Bird Conservation Fund Oversight Committee. Directs committee to make recommendations to department for use of moneys in Wild Bird Conservation Fund. Makes provisions for establishing committees operative on January 1, 2017. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Its course
January 12 to July 6, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Jul 6 · stopped175 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 12 to Jan 164 days
Rural Communities, Land Use, and WaterJan 16 to Jul 6 · stopped171 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 12 – Jul 6
- Jan 12Introduced
- Jan 16Sent to Rural Communities, Land Use and Water
- Jul 6Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 12First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 16Referred to Rural Communities, Land Use and Water with subsequent referral to Revenue.House of Representatives
- Jul 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives