House, No. 4645

Bill improving tax fairness and business competitiveness.

04/02/08 H Reported from the committee on Revenue
04/02/08 H New draft of H2980, H3756 and H4499
04/02/08 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 1211
04/07/08 H Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a Bill with the same title, see H4656
04/07/08 H Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
04/07/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending -HJ 1226
04/08/08 H Read second
04/08/08 H Recommitted to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 1232
04/09/08 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
04/09/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, with the amendment previously recommended by the committee on Ways and Means pending -HJ 1236
04/10/08 H Ways and Means amendment withdrawn
04/10/08 H See point of order, ruling and appeal
04/10/08 H Ruling of Chair stands - 136 YEAS to 19 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 296)
04/10/08 H Motion to refer to the committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies negatived - 22 YEAS to 134 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 297)
04/10/08 H Motion to postpone negatived - 19 YEAS to 136 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 298)
04/10/08 H Amendment adopted
04/10/08 H Amendment rejected - 49 YEAS to 105 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 299)
04/10/08 H Amendment pending
04/10/08 H Further amendments adopted (precluding pending amendment) - 135 YEAS to 20 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 300)
04/10/08 H Amendment rejected
04/10/08 H Amendment rejected
04/10/08 H Amendment rejected
04/10/08 H Amendment adopted
04/10/08 H Referred to the committee on Joint Rules
04/10/08 H Committee recommended ought to pass
04/10/08 H Rules suspended
04/10/08 H Amendment adopted
04/10/08 H Amendment adopted - 114 YEAS to 40 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 301)
04/10/08 H Amendment rejected - 20 YEAS to 135 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 302)
04/10/08 H Rule 1A suspended - 134 YEAS to 20 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 303)
04/10/08 H Ordered to a third reading - 134 YEAS to 20 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 304)
04/10/08 H Rules suspended
04/10/08 H Read third
04/10/08 H Amendment adopted
04/10/08 H Quorum roll call - 150 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 305)
04/10/08 H Reprinted as amended, see H4672 -HJs 1242-1257

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