Note: the materials you provided appear to contain multiple different bills from different states that share the identifier “HB 1905” (and some conflicting metadata). Below I summarize the distinct bills I can identify from the document, indicate the key provisions and who would be affected, and flag inconsistent/ambiguous status information. If you want a single, focused summary for a particular jurisdiction (e.g., Mississippi/Coahoma County, Illinois, or Arkansas), tell me which one and I will expand that summary and verify status.
Summary of documents labeled “HB 1905” (multiple jurisdictions)
1) Short item (Bill Information header)
- Title (as provided): Appropriation; Coahoma County for making certain railroad track improvements.
- Introduced: January 16, 2025
- Classification / Subject: bill; Appropriations A
- Status (as provided): Died In Committee
What this likely is:
- Purpose: a local appropriation to Coahoma County (likely to fund railroad track improvements).
- Key provisions: title indicates an appropriation (specific dollar amount and statutory references are not included in the materials you supplied).
- Affected parties: Coahoma County, its government, and any contractors or rail operators engaged in the improvements.
- Procedural status: the header lists “Died In Committee” (Appropriations A). If accurate, the appropriation did not advance before adjournment. Recommendation: provide the full bill text or the state (likely Mississippi) to confirm amount, appropriation language, and actual committee action.
2) Illinois — HB1905 (Introduced 1/29/2025 by Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro)
- Purpose / intent: To create an annual sales tax holiday for school supplies during the first week of August.
- Key provisions:
- Amends the Use Tax Act, Retailers’ Occupation Tax Act, and the State Finance Act (explicitly cites multiple statutory sections).
- Provides for a “sales tax holiday” on school supplies during the first 7 days of August of each calendar year (text: “first 7 days of August” / “during the first 7 days of August of each calendar year”).
- Effective immediately upon enactment.
- The bill text updates distribution provisions in the State Finance Act to reflect treatment of tax holiday items and related accounting/distribution to local government funds (references to Local Government Tax Fund, STAR Bonds Revenue Fund, Tax Compliance and Administration Fund, and specific sections of statute).
- Who is affected:
- Consumers buying qualifying school supplies in Illinois during the specified tax holiday.
- Retailers (reporting and collection rules may be adjusted).
- State and local treasuries (changes to how revenue is allocated during the holiday).
- Procedural / timeline: introduced Jan. 29, 2025; text indicates immediate effect if enacted. Status in your packet is “Introduced.” Recommendation: check the Illinois General Assembly site for final status and the precise list of qualifying “school supplies.”
3) Arkansas — HB1905 (“Buyer Beware Act”)
- Purpose / intent: Establish rules on what real estate licensees may disclose and require specific buyer-directed disclosures regarding assessed taxable value for residential property.
- Key provisions:
- Adds a new subsection to Arkansas Code § 17-10-101.
- Prohibits a licensee acting as the seller’s agent from disclosing the current taxable value of residential real estate in the property listing.
- Requires the listing to direct potential or actual transferees (buyers) to contact the county assessor’s office for the current assessed value.
- Requires the licensee to provide written disclosure to potential/transferees that:
- Arkansas Constitution Amendment 79 and state law limit increases in assessed value for a taxpayer;
- those limitations do not transfer with the property to a purchaser at the time of transaction;
- the county assessor’s office can provide assessed value upon request.
- Who is affected:
- Real estate licensees (agents) representing sellers of residential real estate in Arkansas — new duties and prohibited disclosures.
- Residential property sellers (their agents must avoid including taxable value in listings).
- Buyers/transferees — will be explicitly directed to the county assessor for assessed value info and be warned that tax-limitation benefits may not transfer.
- County assessor offices (likely to receive increased requests for assessed values).
- Procedural / timeline (from mixed records you provided):
- The document includes numerous action dates (filed, committee referrals, readings, committee reports, and calendar placements). Some entries indicate committee consideration and “reported favorably,” and others record passage or later “Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.” Because the action log appears conflated or inconsistent, I recommend checking the Arkansas General Assembly’s bill-tracking page for HB1905 (sponsor Lundstrum, co-sponsor J. Bryant) to confirm final disposition.
Conflicting/ambiguous information and recommended next steps
- The packet mixes bills from different states (Illinois and Arkansas) with the Bill Information header referring to a Coahoma County appropriation (a third jurisdiction). Legislative actions listed are inconsistent (both “passed” and “died in committee” appear).
- To produce a single, authoritative summary, please confirm which state/jurisdiction and which HB 1905 you want summarized (Coahoma County appropriation; Illinois sales tax holiday; or Arkansas Buyer Beware Act). If you can provide a link or the bill text for the specific bill, I will produce a focused, detailed summary including statute citations, dollar amounts (if present), and precise procedural status.
