3/15/17 From Vending Market Watch – IRPA Works To Pass Vending Sales Tax Bill In Indiana MAR 13, 2017 The Indiana Refreshment Providers Association (IRPA) works towards passage of bill HB 1013 that will afford food and drinks sold from vending machines the same sales tax treatment as other retailers. In a recent email to […]
Category: Legislation
NCD Principles for Public and Private Healthcare Reform
3/15/17 From Lawrence Carter-Long for the National Council on Disability NCD Principles for Public and Private Healthcare Reform Link: http://www.ncd.gov/publications/2017/principles-for-healthcare-reform The National Council on Disability (NCD) recommends the following principles for application to all proposed legislative changes to healthcare, including Medicaid. These principles are based upon the body of research spanning nearly 40 years of […]
NAMA Urges Immediate Action by U.S. Senate on Regulatory Reform
2/14/17 From Nama NAMA Urges Immediate Action by U.S. Senate on Regulatory Reform This week, NAMA joined 615 other groups and associations strongly urging the U.S. Senate to consider and pass the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (RAA), to be introduced by Senator Rob Portman (Ohio). The RAA recently passed the House with a bipartisan […]
DISASTER IN COOK COUNTY.STOP MORE BEVERAGE TAXES IN ILLINOIS – WE NEED YOU!
2/14/17 From The Chicago Coalition Against Beverage Taxes DISASTER IN COOK COUNTY.STOP MORE BEVERAGE TAXES IN ILLINOIS – WE NEED YOU! As many of you know, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed a penny-per-ounce tax on sports drinks, juices, teas – even low- and no-calorie beverages. This will result in fewer jobs, lower incomes […]
Indiana Senate Committee Passes Important Micro Market Bill
2/8/17 Indiana Senate Committee Passes Important Micro Market Bill FEB 7, 2017 SOURCE: IRPA, FORMER IVC This past Thursday February 2, the Indiana Senate Commerce & Technology Committee passed SB 77 authored by Sen. Jon Ford and co-authored by Sen. Jim Merritt and Sen. Tim Lanane. SB 77 codifies the definition of a micro market […]
Vending Industry Advocates To Shape Compliance Requirements For Cook County’s Sugary Beverage Tax
2/2/17 From Vending Times Vending Industry Advocates To Shape Compliance Requirements For Cook County’s Sugary Beverage Tax Issue Date: Vol. 57, No. 2, February 2017, Posted On: 1/26/2017 CHICAGO — Illinois Automatic Merchandising Council leaders, along with National Automatic Merchandising Association legislative director Sheree Edwards, are continuing to advocate for the vending industry to help shape […]
Senate Democrats Introduce $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
2/2/17 Shared by Donnie Anderson, ICBV Chairman Senate Democrats Introduce $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan January 30, 2017 Senate Democrats on Jan. 24 introduced a $1 trillion infrastructure plan, laying down a marker for President Donald Trump, who pledged to introduce a massive infrastructure package during his first 100 days in office. The plan, which […]
SB 0523 ILLINOIS beverage tax
1/9/17 SB 0523 ILLINOIS beverage tax See below. Here’s what we’re up against filed today. For immediate distribution SB 0523 (SFA 0001) Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Act. Imposes a tax on distributors of bottled sugar-sweetened beverages, syrups, or powders at the rate of $0.01 per ounce of […]
Cook County Beverage tax
1/6/17 This is in regards to the Cook County Beverage tax that has just passed. If you do not operate a business in Cook County you can delete without reading further. If anyone has questions on this or are interested in attending you should let me know we would have to get you in under […]
Privatization of our rest areas
12/21/16 Shared by Donnie Anderson, ICBV Chairman This is a reminder that the comment period for The privatization of our rest areas ends December 27. If you (99.7% of blind managers “, SLAs and staff have not) please do so with the following link. www.regulations.gov In the docket search field, enter “FHWA-2016-0021” Please see […]