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HR 1019 111th Congress House

State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009

Official title: To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services.

Introduced: February 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesIntergovernmental relationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social media
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State and local taxationTelevision and film
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Feb 12, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 12, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E256)
Feb 12, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 23, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - Prohibits any state from imposing a discriminatory tax on any means of providing multichannel video programming distribution services, including Internet protocol technology (or any successor protocol), direct broadcast satellite delivery, and cable television services.

Defines a tax as discriminatory if the net tax imposed on one means of providing multichannel video service is higher than the net tax rate imposed on another.

Applies this prohibition only to any tax imposed on or after January 1, 2008.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Feb 12, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1019: State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1019/
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"H.R. 1019: State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1019/.
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