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CS/CS/SB 1612: Fiscally Constrained Counties

GENERAL BILL by Ways and Means ; Commerce and Consumer Services ; Baker ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Aronberg ; Argenziano ; Alexander ; Bennett ; Lawson ; Peaden ; Smith ; Lynn ; Bullard ; King ; Campbell

Fiscally Constrained Counties; provides for distribution of communications services taxes to fiscally constrained counties; provides for transitional emergency distribution from Local Government Half-cent Sales Tax Clearing Trust Fund to certain fiscally constrained counties; provides eligibility criteria to qualify as fiscally constrained county; provides for phaseout period; provides for use of funds, etc. Amends 202.18, 218.65, 985.2155; creates 218.67.

Effective Date: 07/01/2006
Last Action: 5/1/2006 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00738; Read second time -SJ 00719; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00719; Substituted HB 293 -SJ 00719; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 293 (Ch. 2006-229)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/25/2006 Senate • Filed
2/13/2006 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Commerce and Consumer Services; Government Efficiency Appropriations; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Ways and Means
3/7/2006 Senate • Introduced, referred to Community Affairs; Commerce and Consumer Services; Government Efficiency Appropriations; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Ways and Means -SJ 00134
3/9/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/14/06, 9:00 am, 401-S
3/14/2006 Senate • Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00235
3/15/2006 Senate • Now in Commerce and Consumer Services -SJ 00235
3/16/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Consumer Services, 03/21/06, 2:00 pm, 401-S
3/21/2006 Senate • CS by Commerce and Consumer Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00317; CS read first time on 03/23/06 -SJ 00318
3/22/2006 Senate • Now in Government Efficiency Appropriations -SJ 00317
3/29/2006 Senate • Withdrawn from- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00324
3/30/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Government Efficiency Appropriations, 04/04/06, 10:15 am, 110-S
4/4/2006 Senate • Favorable by Government Efficiency Appropriations; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00374; Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00374
4/19/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means, 04/24/06, 12:00 pm, 412-K
4/24/2006 Senate • CS/CS by- Ways and Means; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 00581; CS read first time on 04/26/06 -SJ 00590
4/25/2006 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00581
5/1/2006 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00738; Read second time -SJ 00719; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00719; Substituted HB 293 -SJ 00719; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 293 (Ch. 2006-229)