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CS/CS/SB 118: Voluntary Contributions for Public Education Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Finance and Tax ; Hays ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gaetz ; Gibson

Voluntary Contributions for Public Education Facilities; Authorizing a participating business that registers with the Department of Revenue to solicit and collect contributions from its customers for the construction and maintenance of public education facilities; requiring the department to issue a certificate and taxpayer identification number to a participating business; providing that contributions become state funds at the moment of collection by a participating business; including voluntary contributions as a source of funding for the Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund, etc. APPROPRIATION: $195,486

Effective Date: 1/1/2016
Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Finance and Tax (FT)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/18/2014 Senate • Filed
    12/12/2014 Senate • Referred to Finance and Tax; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 40
    2/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 02/16/15, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building --Meeting cancelled
    2/23/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/02/15, 1:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building --Meeting cancelled
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 40
    3/11/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/16/15, 2:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    3/16/2015 Senate • CS by Finance and Tax; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 192
    3/17/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time -SJ 199
    3/18/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 192
    3/30/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 04/02/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/2/2015 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 351
    4/6/2015 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 351
    4/15/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/20/15, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/20/2015 Senate • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 425
    4/21/2015 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time -SJ 426
    4/23/2015 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 425
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/15
    4/27/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 667
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/28/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 698
    • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 698
    4/28/2015 House • In Messages
    • Died in Messages

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  • CS/CS/SB 118, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/21/2015 at 12:27 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 37 (c1) Voluntary Contributions for Public Education Facilities Raschein Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Appropriations Committee
    Location: In committee/council (APC)

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2015 2:44 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    215.165 Page 2 (pdf)
    1013.65 Educational and ancillary plant construction funds; Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund; allocation of funds. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 118, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/17/2015 at 1:13 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2015 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Post-Meeting) 4/6/2015 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/17/2015 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy PCS 454494 (Pre-Meeting) 4/17/2015 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 37 (c1) Voluntary Contributions for Public Education Facilities Raschein Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Appropriations Committee
    Location: In committee/council (APC)

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (2)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    456296 - Proposed Committee Substitute Appropriations 4/6/2015
    4:01 PM
    Withdrawn
    4/14/2015
    Web Page
    PDF
    454494 - Proposed Committee Substitute Fiscal Policy 4/14/2015
    12:02 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/21/2015
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 128966 - Amendment (454494)
    Before line 49 insert:
    Fiscal Policy
    (Flores)
    4/17/2015
    1:38 PM
    Withdrawn
    4/21/2015
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 402642 - Amendment (454494)
    Before line 49 insert:
    Fiscal Policy
    (Flores)
    4/17/2015
    1:39 PM
    Withdrawn
    4/21/2015
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 479116 - Amendment (454494)
    Delete line 97 and insert:
    Fiscal Policy
    (Hays)
    4/17/2015
    1:37 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/21/2015
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 537222 - Amendment (454494)
    Delete line 138 and insert:
    Fiscal Policy
    (Hays)
    4/17/2015
    1:38 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/21/2015
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 951052 - Amendment (454494)
    Between lines 167 and 168 insert:
    Fiscal Policy
    (Hays)
    4/17/2015
    1:38 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/21/2015
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    626438 - Amendment
    Delete lines 84 - 86 and insert:
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    (Stargel)
    4/1/2015
    9:00 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/6/2015
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/2/2015 9:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/20/2015 1:00 PM Fiscal Policy 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    215.165 Page 1 (pdf)
    1013.65 Educational and ancillary plant construction funds; Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund; allocation of funds. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 118, Original Filed Version Posted 11/18/2014 at 3:31 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Finance and Tax (Pre-Meeting) 3/13/2015 (pdf)
    Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting) 3/17/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 37 (c1) Voluntary Contributions for Public Education Facilities Raschein Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Appropriations Committee
    Location: In committee/council (APC)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    288406 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Finance and Tax
    (Altman)
    2/13/2015
    2:32 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/16/2015
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/16/2015 2:00 PM Finance and Tax 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    215.165 Page 1 (pdf)
    1013.65 Educational and ancillary plant construction funds; Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund; allocation of funds. Page 3 (pdf)

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