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SB 1234: Special Assessment for Law Enforcement Services

GENERAL BILL by Smith

Special Assessment for Law Enforcement Services; Authorizes a municipality to impose a special assessment to fund the costs of providing law enforcement services. Makes the imposition of the assessment contingent upon adoption of an ordinance approved by the governing body of a municipality and a reduction in the municipality's ad valorem millage. Limits the maximum millage reduction required. Specifies the rolled-back rate for the calculation of a future increase in ad valorem millage. Provides for the construction of the act as a general law authorizing taxation by a municipality.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/18/2011 Senate • Filed
    3/7/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 92
    3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 92
    3/16/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/21/11, 10:15 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/21/2011 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 235
    • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 235
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Criminal Justice

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  • SB 1234, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/18/2011 at 11:36 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2011 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 743 Special Assessment for Law Enforcement Services Rogers Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Finance and Tax Committee
    Location: In committee/council (FTC)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/21/2011 10:15 AM Community Affairs 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    166.212 Page 1 (pdf)

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