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CS/CS/HB 791: Local Tax Referenda

GENERAL BILL by Local and Federal Affairs Committee ; Local Government Affairs Subcommittee ; Ingoglia

Local Tax Referenda; Prohibits local government discretionary sales surtax referenda from being held during special elections; specifies varying percentage of electors voting in referendum which is required, depending on type of election at which referendum is held, to adopt or amend local government discretionary sales surtax.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/25/2015 House • Filed
    12/10/2015 House • Referred to Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Committee; Local and Federal Affairs Committee -HJ 69
    1/11/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Local Government Affairs Subcommittee, 01/13/16, 1:00 pm, Webster Hall
    1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 69
    1/13/2016 House • CS by Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -HJ 220
    1/14/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Local Government Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 215
    1/15/2016 House • Now in Finance and Tax Committee -HJ 228
    2/1/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 02/03/16, 11:30 am, Morris Hall
    2/3/2016 House • Favorable by Finance and Tax Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 2 -HJ 385
    • Now in Local and Federal Affairs Committee -HJ 385
    2/5/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Local and Federal Affairs Committee, 02/09/16, 11:30 am, Webster Hall
    2/9/2016 House • CS/CS by- Local and Federal Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 437
    2/10/2016 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Local and Federal Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 432
    2/11/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 451
    2/19/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
    2/23/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 551
    • Amendment(s) adopted (214659, 222205) -HJ 551
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/24/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 583
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 95 NAYS 19 -HJ 583
    3/1/2016 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Fiscal Policy -SJ 516
    • Received -SJ 516
    3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Community Affairs

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  • CS/CS/HB 791, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/23/2016 at 6:00 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1100 (c1) Local Tax Referenda Brandes Similar Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Finance and Tax
    Location: In committee/council (FT)

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/24/2016 3:01 PM House 95 Yeas - 19 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 791, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/10/2016 at 10:29 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1100 (c1) Local Tax Referenda Brandes Similar Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Finance and Tax
    Location: In committee/council (FT)

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    222205 - Amendment
    Between lines 34 and 35, insert:
    Ingoglia 2/22/2016
    1:50 PM
    House: Adopted
    2/23/2016
    PDF
    214659 - Amendment
    Remove line 410 and insert:
    Ingoglia 2/19/2016
    10:23 AM
    House: Adopted
    2/23/2016
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 791, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/14/2016 at 10:37 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Finance and Tax Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2016 (pdf)
    Local and Federal Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1100 Local Tax Referenda Brandes Similar Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Finance and Tax
    Location: In committee/council (FT)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    533173 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Ingoglia 2/8/2016
    6:18 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/9/2016
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 791, Original Filed Version Posted 11/25/2015 at 5:32 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Local Government Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1100 Local Tax Referenda Brandes Identical Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Finance and Tax
    Location: In committee/council (FT)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    262415 - Amendment
    Remove line 433 and insert:
    Ingoglia 1/12/2016
    6:00 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    1/13/2016
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 1 (pdf)

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