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CA SB1086
Bill
Status
2/15/2012
Primary Sponsor
Martin Garrick
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AI Summary
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Limits gross receipts from sales of wireless telecommunication devices sold with service contracts to the bundled sales price, rather than the unbundled device price.
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Defines "bundled transaction" as a retail sale of a wireless device that requires the customer to activate or contract with a wireless service provider for over one month as a condition of purchase.
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Applies to portable communication devices such as wireless telephones and pagers using analog or digital technology that require activation by a wireless service provider.
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Prohibits state reimbursement to local agencies for sales and use tax revenue losses resulting from this change, notwithstanding existing reimbursement requirements under Section 2230 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
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Takes immediate effect as a tax levy, with operative date on the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 90 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Sales and use taxes: wireless communication devices:
Last Action
Set, first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 3. Noes 6. Page 3457.) Reconsideration granted.
5/9/2012