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House approves bill creating remote-seller sales-tax collection framework
Summary
Senate Bill 162 would establish a remote-seller collection and administration framework for sales and use taxes, including marketplace facilitator rules and economic nexus provisions; the House adopted an amendment and the measure passed on a unanimous recorded vote in the transcript segment provided.
On June 8 the House took up Senate Bill 162, a measure described on the floor as revising sales and use tax collection and administration for remote sellers and marketplace facilitators.
A House member presenting the bill on behalf of Senator Reese said the proposal would address online and digital sales and create an economic nexus standard for remote sellers and marketplace participants. The sponsor said the law would include collection rules for marketplace facilitators and clarify vendor compensation.
Representative Beaulieu offered a technical amendment that House members adopted without objection. The floor then moved to final passage; the clerk closed the machine with a recorded vote of 100 yeas and 0 nays and the bill finally passed according to the transcript excerpt.
Supporters said the measure will streamline collection from online sellers and digital projects and align state administration with current marketplace practices. The transcript records adoption of a technical amendment and the unanimous recorded vote on final passage.
