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HB 491
The specific HB 491 on sales tax liability is not in the provided documents; please share the correct bill text or jurisdiction/year for an accurate summary.
You asked for a summary of HB 491 titled “Sales tax liability; revise method of collecting from public officers or employees” (introduced 11/12/2024; status: Died in Committee). The documents you provided, however, contain multiple different bills each labeled “HB 491” from different states/contexts (Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Alabama, Kentucky, Illinois, etc.). None of the attached documents appear to be the sales‑tax bill you named.
Below I summarize the distinct HB 491 bills found in the provided materials and highlight the missing item and next steps.
1) Florida — CS/HB 491 (Use of AI to detect concealed firearms)
- Purpose: Prohibits governmental agencies (and their contractors) from using artificial intelligence together with cameras or similar technology to detect concealed firearms in public places.
- Key provisions: Carve‑outs permit AI detection on school grounds and in locations where concealed‑weapons licensees are already prohibited. Defines “governmental agency” and “public place.” Authorizes aggrieved parties to seek injunctive relief.
- Affected parties: State and local governments, contractors that provide AI gun‑detection services, members of the public.
- Fiscal impact: Potential indeterminate negative fiscal exposure from litigation costs if injunctions are sought.
- Effective date cited: July 1, 2025.
2) Georgia — HB 491 (Hunting and noncommercial fishing changes)
- Purpose: Modify rules on use of air guns for hunting and on taking catfish with bow/arrow; includes companion/amendment activity to extend deer hunting seasons in some versions.
- Key provisions: Defines “air gun” and limits lawful use (allowed in some seasons); makes bow‑and‑arrow catfish taking in Savannah River subject to conditions (licenses, arrow attachments, safety distances, allowed at night with light); legislative amendments propose extending hunting seasons and extend air‑gun exception sunset to 2030.
- Affected parties: Hunters, anglers, Department of Natural Resources, law enforcement.
3) Maryland (St. Mary’s County) — HB 491 (Metropolitan Commission — discontinuance of service)
- Purpose: Authorizes the local water/sewer authority (MetCom) to discontinue water/sewer service to improved private property deemed unsafe/unfit after accidents or disasters, and to suspend ready‑to‑serve charges while service is discontinued.
- Key provisions: Allows MetCom to discontinue service for properties unsafe for human occupancy; suspends ready‑to‑serve charge until restoration; removes $1,000 cap on administrative assessments allowing full recovery of actual costs for code/rule violations.
- Fiscal impact: Potential increased local revenue/reimbursement to MetCom where prior $1,000 cap left costs unrecovered.
- Effective date cited: October 1, 2025 (in enacted chapter text).
4) Alabama — HB 491 (Prohibit certain food dyes in public K–12 schools)
- Purpose: Prohibits public K–12 schools from selling/serving food containing a list of specified synthetic food color additives (e.g., Red No. 3 and 40, Yellow No. 5 & 6, Blue No. 1 & 2, Green No. 3).
- Key provisions: Exception for fundraising sales if off campus or at least 30 minutes after the school day. Effective date listed: August 1, 2025.
- Affected parties: School districts, school food service programs, vendors, students/families.
- Fiscal note (one doc): Local boards of education obligations could increase or decrease depending on relative costs of compliant foods.
5) Kentucky, Illinois and other entries
- Kentucky documents appear to be an omnibus/state procurement/capital projects bill text (extensive amendments to KRS 45.750 et seq.) — not a sales tax bill.
- Illinois HB 491 in your materials is a minor technical amendment to the short‑title section of the Illinois Voting Rights Act (technical change).
- Several documents show multiple amendment versions, committee actions, and legislative calendars from different chambers and states.
If helpful, I can also prepare short one‑page summaries for any of the HB 491 variants above in a consistent format (purpose, key provisions, affected parties, fiscal/timeline). Which would you like next?
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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