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Article: Bills in California and Texas target spray paint.(Regulatory/Legislative Update)
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- JCT CoatingsTech
- Article date:
- April 1, 2009
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Bills targeting spray paint sales have cropped up in California and Texas, the United States' two most populated states.
A bill, S.B. 138, has been introduced in California that will increase an already existing authorization to tax sales of spray paint. Currently, the amount of the authorization is $.10 per unit. S.B. 138 increases this amount to $.50 per unit--a significant increase.
This "authorization to tax sales of spray paint" has been in existence since the early 1990s. At that time in California, there were several legislative battles dealing with lock-up and the authority of cities and municipalities to tax spray paint. According to the ...