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SB 634: Indigent Care Surtax

GENERAL BILL by Argenziano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Lynn

Indigent Care Surtax; authorizes certain counties to levy by ordinance, subject to referendum approval, a surtax to fund trauma services provided by certain licensed trauma centers; requires ordinance to provide plan for providing such services; limits rate of surtax; allows small counties having specified population to levy indigent care surtax; provides uses of surtax; provides maximum tax rate, etc. Amends 212.055.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 4/30/2004 House - Received -HJ 01159; Read second and third times --Temporarily postponed -HJ 01159; Died on Calendar
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/18/2003 Senate • Prefiled
12/5/2003 Senate • Referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
12/29/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 01/06/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K
1/6/2004 Senate • Favorable by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
1/8/2004 Senate • Now in Comprehensive Planning
1/26/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, 02/02/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K
2/2/2004 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
2/3/2004 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
3/2/2004 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00041; On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 01/06/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K; Favorable by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00151; Now in Comprehensive Planning -SJ 00151; On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, 02/02/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K; Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00151; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00151
3/3/2004 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00184; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
3/10/2004 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00225; Read second time -SJ 00220; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00220; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00221
3/16/2004 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00251; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00251; Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00252
3/18/2004 House • In Messages
4/30/2004 House • Received -HJ 01159; Read second and third times --Temporarily postponed -HJ 01159; Died on Calendar