US Congress Senate Bill 743 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-7-1)
Status: Engrossed on May 7 2013 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-06-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes each member state under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (the multi-state agreement for the administration and collection of sales and use taxes, adopted on November 12, 2002) to require all sellers not qualifying for the small-seller exception (applicable to remote sellers with annual gross receipts in total U.S. remote sales not exceeding $1 million in the preceding calendar year) to collect and remit sales and use taxes for remote sales under the provisions of the Agreement, but only if such Agreement complies with the minimum simplification requirements relating to the administration of such taxes, audits, and streamlined filing set forth by this Act. Authorizes any such state to exercise its authority under this Act beginning 180 days after publication of its intent to exercise such authority, but not earlier than the first day of the calendar quarter that is at least 180 days after the enactment of this Act. Allows a state that does not participate in the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (non-member state) to collect and remit sales taxes if such state adopts and implements the minimum simplification requirements of this Act. Provides that such taxing authority shall commence no sooner than six months after such state: enacts legislation to specify the tax or taxes to which the simplification requirements apply; specifies the products and services otherwise subject to such taxes that would be exempt; implements minimum simplification requirements, including providing a single entity within the state responsible for all state and local sales and use tax administration, a single audit and tax return for all state and local jurisdictions, and a uniform sales and use tax base for all state and local taxing jurisdictions; adopts a uniform rule for sourcing all remote sales; provides information indicating the taxability of products and services and exemptions from tax; provides free software for remote sellers that calculates sales and use taxes, files tax returns, and updates tax rate changes; exempts remote sellers and certified software providers from liability for incorrect collection, remittance, or noncollection of sales and use taxes; and provides remote sellers and certified software providers with 90 days' notice of tax rate changes. (Sec. 3) Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: subject a seller or any other person to franchise, income, occupation, or any other type of taxes, other than sales taxes, affect the application of such taxes, or enlarge or reduce state authority to impose such taxes; create any nexus or alter the standards for determining nexus between a person and a state or locality; deny the ability of a remote seller to deploy and utilize a certified software provider of the seller's choice; permit or prohibit a state from licensing or regulating any person, requiring any person to qualify to transact intrastate business, subjecting any person to state or local taxes not related to the sale of products or services, or exercising authority over matters of interstate commerce; encourage a state to impose sales and use taxes on any products or services not subject to taxation prior to the enactment of this Act; and alter or preempt the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act. (Sec. 4) Sets forth definitions used in this Act, including defining "remote sale" to mean the sale of goods or services into a state in which the seller would not legally be required to pay, collect, or remit state or local sales and use taxes unless provided by this Act. Sets forth rules for determining the source of a remote sale (i.e., the location where the product or service sold is received by the purchaser). (Sec. 6) Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt or limit any power exercised or to be exercised by a state or local jurisdiction or under federal law.

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Bob Corker [R-TN]
Sen. William Cowan [D-MA]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]	Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]
Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]
Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]	Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

2013-05-06 - Senate - On Passage of the Bill S. 743 (Y: 69 N: 27 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-05-06 - Senate - On the Amendment S.Amdt. 741 to S. 743 (Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013) (Y: 70 N: 24 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-04-25 - Senate - On the Cloture Motion S. 743 (Y: 63 N: 30 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-04-24 - Senate - On the Motion to Proceed S. 743 (Y: 74 N: 23 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-04-22 - Senate - On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 743 (Y: 74 N: 20 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
2013-05-20	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2013-05-07	House	Held at the desk.
2013-05-07	House	Received in the House.
2013-05-07	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2013-05-06	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 27. Record Vote Number: 113. (text: CR S3083-3084)
2013-05-06	Senate	S.AMDT.741 Amendment SA 741 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 70 - 24. Record Vote Number: 112.
2013-05-06	Senate	S.AMDT.745 Proposed amendment SA 745 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S3081)
2013-05-06	Senate	S.AMDT.745 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3081)
2013-05-06	Senate	S.AMDT.741 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3081, S3081-3082)
2013-05-06	Senate	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3081-3084)
2013-04-25	Senate	Cloture on measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 63 - 30. Record Vote Number: 111. (consideration: CR S3013; text: CR S3013)
2013-04-25	Senate	S.AMDT.745 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2985)
2013-04-25	Senate	S.AMDT.741 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2985)
2013-04-25	Senate	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2985-2991, S2992, S2994-3002, S3003-3009, S3013-3014)
2013-04-24	Senate	S.AMDT.745 Amendment SA 745 proposed by Senator Durbin to Amendment SA 741. (consideration: CR S2928; text: CR S2928)To change the enactment date.
2013-04-24	Senate	Cloture motion on measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S2927; text: CR S2927)
2013-04-24	Senate	S.AMDT.741 Amendment SA 741 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Enzi. (consideration: CR S2926-2927; text: CR S2926-2927)Of a perfecting nature.
2013-04-24	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2926-2927, S2928-2930, S2937-2940, S2941-2942, S2943-2948, S2949-2953)
2013-04-24	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 74 - 23. Record Vote Number: 110.
2013-04-24	Senate	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S2925-2926; text: CR S2925)
2013-04-23	Senate	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S2866-2867, S2871-2873, S2875-2878, S2879-2887; text: CR S2866)
2013-04-22	Senate	Cloture on the motion to proceed to measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 74 - 20. Record Vote Number: 107. (consideration: CR S2833-2834; text: CR S2833)
2013-04-22	Senate	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S2833-2834, S2836-2838; text: CR S2833)
2013-04-18	Senate	Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S2785; text: CR S2785)
2013-04-18	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2785-2792)
2013-04-17	Senate	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 41.
2013-04-16	Senate	Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

HB684 (Same As) 2013-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
SB336 (Same As) 2013-02-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2609 (Related) 2014-11-12 - Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S5902)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/743/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s743/BILLS-113s743pcs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s743/BILLS-113s743es.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1131/vote_113_1_00107.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1131/vote_113_1_00110.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1131/vote_113_1_00111.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1131/vote_113_1_00112.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1131/vote_113_1_00113.htm