Legislature(2009 - 2010)
2010-04-14 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2010-04-14 Senate Journal Page 2337 SB 312 SENATE BILL NO. 312 "An Act providing for a reduction in the excise tax to $34.50 for a passenger for each voyage on a commercial passenger vessel; providing for a reduction in the state excise tax imposed on a passenger on a commercial passenger vessel by the amount of tax on a passenger traveling on a commercial passenger vessel imposed by a municipality that does not elect to receive an appropriation of a portion of the proceeds from the state tax; authorizing an appropriation from the proceeds from the excise tax imposed on a passenger on a commercial passenger vessel for state- owned infrastructure to properly provide for commercial vessel or passenger visits; requiring a municipality receiving funds appropriated from the excise tax imposed on a passenger on a commercial passenger vessel to use the funds to improve port and harbor facilities and other services and infrastructure to properly provide for commercial passenger vessel or passenger visits; limiting the reduction for the excise tax imposed by a municipality on a passenger on a commercial passenger vessel to $17.25 a passenger for each voyage; requiring the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to prepare and submit a report on the needs of communities to safely and efficiently host passengers subject to the state tax imposed on a passenger on a commercial passenger vessel, and to summarize the extent to which appropriations from the state tax have been used to defray the costs of meeting those needs; eliminating 2010-04-14 Senate Journal Page 2338 the authority to appropriate funds received from the excise tax imposed on a passenger on a commercial passenger vessel to an area of the state that is not one of the first five ports of call in the state for a commercial passenger vessel carrying a passenger subject to the state excise tax imposed on a passenger of that vessel; and providing for an effective date" which had been moved to the bottom of the calendar (page 2331), was read the second time. Senator Stedman, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page 2323. Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 312(FIN) "An Act relating to the deposit of the proceeds of the tax on gambling operations aboard certain commercial passenger vessels into the general fund; providing for a reduction in the excise tax to $34.50 for a passenger for each voyage on a commercial passenger vessel; describing the passengers that are subject to the excise tax and liable for the payment of the tax; providing for a reduction in the state excise tax imposed on a passenger traveling on a commercial passenger vessel by the amount of tax on a passenger traveling on a commercial passenger vessel imposed by a municipality under a law enacted before December 17, 2007; authorizing appropriations from the commercial vessel passenger tax account to the first seven ports of call in the state and for costs associated with commercial passenger vessels and the passengers on board; limiting the use of funds appropriated from the commercial passenger vessel tax account to expenditures related to port facilities, harbor infrastructure, other services provided to the commercial passenger vessels and the passengers on board those vessels and certain other purposes; repealing the regional cruise ship impact fund; relating to the administration of the excise tax by the Department of Revenue and regulations required to be adopted; requiring a report from the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development relating to safely and efficiently hosting passengers; defining 'voyage' for purposes of the excise tax; relating to municipal levies on a passenger on a commercial passenger vessel; and providing for an effective date" was adopted. Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered. CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 312(FIN) was read the third time. 2010-04-14 Senate Journal Page 2339 The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 312(FIN) "An Act relating to the deposit of the proceeds of the tax on gambling operations aboard certain commercial passenger vessels into the general fund; providing for a reduction in the excise tax to $34.50 for a passenger for each voyage on a commercial passenger vessel; describing the passengers that are subject to the excise tax and liable for the payment of the tax; providing for a reduction in the state excise tax imposed on a passenger traveling on a commercial passenger vessel by the amount of tax on a passenger traveling on a commercial passenger vessel imposed by a municipality under a law enacted before December 17, 2007; authorizing appropriations from the commercial vessel passenger tax account to the first seven ports of call in the state and for costs associated with commercial passenger vessels and the passengers on board; limiting the use of funds appropriated from the commercial passenger vessel tax account to expenditures related to port facilities, harbor infrastructure, other services provided to the commercial passenger vessels and the passengers on board those vessels and certain other purposes; repealing the regional cruise ship impact fund; relating to the administration of the excise tax by the Department of Revenue and regulations required to be adopted; requiring a report from the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development relating to safely and efficiently hosting passengers; defining 'voyage' for purposes of the excise tax; relating to municipal levies on a passenger on a commercial passenger vessel; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 312(FIN) Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date YEAS: 16 NAYS: 3 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Bunde, Coghill, Davis, Dyson, Egan, Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens, Thomas, Wagoner Nays: Ellis, French, Wielechowski Absent: McGuire and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 312(FIN) passed the Senate. 2010-04-14 Senate Journal Page 2340 Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clause. Without objection, it was so ordered.