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CS/HB 1297: Discretionary Sales Surtaxes

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Cummings ; Ray ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Fant ; Jones, M. ; McBurney ; Renner ; Stevenson ; Van Zant

Discretionary Sales Surtaxes; Revises provisions concerning defined benefit retirement plans or systems; authorizes county to levy pension liability surtax by ordinance if certain conditions are met; prescribing form of ballot statement; requires DOR to distribute surtax proceeds; specifies manner in which local government may use surtax proceeds; prescribes requirements for imposition of surtax; specifies conditions under which surtax terminates; limits combined rate of specified discretionary sales surtaxes.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/28/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-146
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/8/2016 House • Filed
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 109
1/15/2016 House • Referred to Finance and Tax Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 229
1/25/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 01/27/16, 12:00 pm, Morris Hall
1/27/2016 House • Favorable by Finance and Tax Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 1 -HJ 307
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 307
2/8/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/10/16, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
2/10/2016 House • CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 2 -HJ 459
2/11/2016 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2/12/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 458
• CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 457
2/19/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
2/23/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 537
• Amendment(s) adopted (639349) -HJ 538
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/24/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 567
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 86 NAYS 23 -HJ 567
3/1/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Rules -SJ 517
• Received -SJ 517
3/8/2016 Senate • Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Rules -SJ 792
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 792
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1652 -SJ 792
• Read 2nd time -SJ 792
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/9/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 848
• CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 1 -SJ 848
3/9/2016 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 978
3/11/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 1434
3/25/2016 • Approved by Governor
3/28/2016 • Chapter No. 2016-146