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CS/CS/HB 791: Local Tax Referenda

GENERAL BILL by Local and Federal Affairs Committee ; Local Government Affairs Subcommittee ; Ingoglia

Local Tax Referenda; Prohibits local government discretionary sales surtax referenda from being held during special elections; specifies varying percentage of electors voting in referendum which is required, depending on type of election at which referendum is held, to adopt or amend local government discretionary sales surtax.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/25/2015 House • Filed
12/10/2015 House • Referred to Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Committee; Local and Federal Affairs Committee -HJ 69
1/11/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Local Government Affairs Subcommittee, 01/13/16, 1:00 pm, Webster Hall
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 69
1/13/2016 House • CS by Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -HJ 220
1/14/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Local Government Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 215
1/15/2016 House • Now in Finance and Tax Committee -HJ 228
2/1/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 02/03/16, 11:30 am, Morris Hall
2/3/2016 House • Favorable by Finance and Tax Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 2 -HJ 385
• Now in Local and Federal Affairs Committee -HJ 385
2/5/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Local and Federal Affairs Committee, 02/09/16, 11:30 am, Webster Hall
2/9/2016 House • CS/CS by- Local and Federal Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 437
2/10/2016 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Local and Federal Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 432
2/11/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 451
2/19/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
2/23/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 551
• Amendment(s) adopted (214659, 222205) -HJ 551
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/24/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 583
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 95 NAYS 19 -HJ 583
3/1/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Fiscal Policy -SJ 516
• Received -SJ 516
3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Community Affairs