Ark. House unanimously passed Internet-related sales tax bill. H...
Ark. House unanimously passed Internet-related sales tax bill. HB-1440 would require that out-of-state vendors with “significant connections” to state, such as affiliation with traditional retailer in Ark., collect state sales tax on sales to Ark. customers made via Internet…
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or other online network. Bill now goes to Senate Revenue & Tax Committee. Meanwhile, Ark. Senate Technology & Legislative Affairs Committee defeated House- passed bill (HB-1003) that would have required public schools and libraries to install Internet filtering programs on their Web- connected computers to block access by minors to pornographic Web sites or take their Internet access service only from providers with filtering capability. Sponsor, state Rep. Russ Bennett (R- Lewisville), vowed to amend bill and try again. Ark. House Transportation Committee was scheduled to open hearings today (Feb. 22) on bill (HB-1229) that would ban use of handheld mobile telephones while driving, except for 911 emergency calls or calls by emergency service personnel.