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CS/CS/HB 1343: Discretionary Sales Surtaxes

GENERAL BILL by Finance and Tax Committee ; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee ; Fresen ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Weinstein

Discretionary Sales Surtaxes; Expands purposes for which revenues from school capital outlay surtax may be used; makes use of surtax revenues for specified additional purposes contingent upon certain school board actions relating to reduction of certain property taxes during time surtax is in effect; requires approval of electors in order to use surtax revenues for additional purposes authorized by act.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Education Pre-K - 12
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (BFT)
  3. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/6/2012 House • Filed
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 132
1/12/2012 House • Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Committee; Appropriations Committee -HJ 215
1/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 12:30 pm, Morris Hall
1/31/2012 House • CS by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 2 -HJ 323
2/1/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 316
2/2/2012 House • Now in Finance and Tax Committee -HJ 452
2/3/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 02/07/12, 3:45 pm, 404 HOB
2/7/2012 House • CS/CS by Finance and Tax Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 2 -HJ 577
2/9/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2/10/2012 House • CS/CS by Finance and Tax Committee read 1st time -HJ 576
2/13/2012 House • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 581
2/17/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/21/12, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall
2/21/2012 House • Favorable by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 -HJ 738
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 738
2/24/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/12
2/28/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 870
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/29/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 919
• CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 919
2/29/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 830
• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Budget -SJ 830
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Education Pre-K - 12