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CS/SB 786: Discretionary Sales Surtaxes

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Latvala

Discretionary Sales Surtaxes; Revising the uses of the proceeds of the local government infrastructure surtax to include the maintenance of transportation infrastructure; revising the term “infrastructure”; authorizing a county to levy a homeless services and facilities surtax; defining “homeless services” and “homeless facilities”; requiring an ordinance, referendum, and voter approval, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Transportation
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Transportation (TR)
  4. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/30/2014 Senate • Filed
2/6/2014 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Community Affairs; Transportation; Appropriations -SJ 63
2/27/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/04/14, 8:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 63
• Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 136
• Now in Community Affairs -SJ 136
3/14/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/19/14, 11:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
3/19/2014 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 -SJ 305
3/20/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 307
3/25/2014 Senate • Now in Transportation -SJ 305
5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Transportation