CS/SB 1576: Discretionary Sales Surtaxes/Community Colleges [WPSC]
GENERAL BILL by Higher Education Appropriations ; Villalobos ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Wilson ; Gelber ; Bullard ; Rich
Discretionary Sales Surtaxes/Community Colleges [WPSC]; Allows each charter county to levy a voter-approved surtax for a community college in the county. Provides restrictions on the sources of funds to pay for expenses for a referendum relating to such surtax. Provides a maximum rate of the surtax. Provides for the automatic expiration of such a surtax unless it is reenacted by ordinance. Provides that state funding may not be reduced because a community college has received such proceeds, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/2/2009 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/2/2009 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/13/2009 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/26/2009 | Senate |
• Referred to Higher Education; Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Higher Education Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means |
| 2/27/2009 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 03/04/09, 1:00 pm, 301-S |
| 3/3/2009 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Higher Education; Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Higher Education Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00095; On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 03/04/09, 1:00 pm, 301-S |
| 3/4/2009 | Senate |
• CS by Higher Education; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 00140; CS read 1st time on 03/05/09 -SJ 00160; Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 3/5/2009 | Senate |
• Remaining references corrected to Finance and Tax; Higher Education Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00160; Now in Finance and Tax |
| 3/16/2009 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/19/09, 10:00 am, 301-S |
| 3/19/2009 | Senate |
• Favorable by Finance and Tax; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00163; Now in Higher Education Appropriations -SJ 00163 |
| 3/23/2009 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Higher Education Appropriations, 03/26/09, 1:15 pm, 412-K |
| 3/26/2009 | Senate |
• Favorable by Higher Education Appropriations; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00250; Now in Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00250 |
| 4/8/2009 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means, 04/14/09, 11:15 am, 412-K --Not considered |
| 4/14/2009 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means, 04/17/09, 8:00 am, 412-K |
| 4/17/2009 | Senate |
• Favorable by- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means; YEAS 18 NAYS 1 -SJ 00412 |
| 4/20/2009 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00412 |
| 4/24/2009 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00544; Amendment(s) adopted (580724) -SJ 00544; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00544 |
| 4/27/2009 | Senate |
• Read 3rd time -SJ 00607; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00608 |
| 4/27/2009 | House |
• In Messages |
| 5/2/2009 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Messages |