House2025-26 sessionFiscal note
HB 1060: Concerning newspapers and eligible digital content.
Signed into law: Chapter 15, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Santos
- Introduced
- January 13, 2025
- Status
- C 15 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 7/27/2025. (April 7, 2025)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires businesses claiming a business and occupation tax exemption for publishing newspapers and digital content to file an annual tax performance report.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 6, 202597 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 26, 202540 yea · 9 nay
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