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CS/SB 980: Discretionary Sales Surtaxes

GENERAL BILL by Education Pre-K - 12 ; Margolis

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

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


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/16/2011 Senate • Filed
12/6/2011 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Budget -SJ 81
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 81
2/9/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/14/12, 9:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
2/14/2012 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 518
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time -SJ 519
2/16/2012 Senate • Now in Budget
2/20/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 534
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
2/23/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 02/28/12, 11:30 am, 301 Senate Office Building
2/28/2012 Senate • Favorable by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 699
• Now in Budget -SJ 699
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Budget