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CS/SB 1576: Discretionary Sales Surtaxes/Community Colleges [WPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Higher Education Appropriations ; Villalobos ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Wilson ; Gelber ; Bullard ; Rich

Discretionary Sales Surtaxes/Community Colleges [WPSC]; Allows each charter county to levy a voter-approved surtax for a community college in the county. Provides restrictions on the sources of funds to pay for expenses for a referendum relating to such surtax. Provides a maximum rate of the surtax. Provides for the automatic expiration of such a surtax unless it is reenacted by ordinance. Provides that state funding may not be reduced because a community college has received such proceeds, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/2/2009 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/13/2009 Senate • Filed
2/26/2009 Senate • Referred to Higher Education; Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Higher Education Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means
2/27/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 03/04/09, 1:00 pm, 301-S
3/3/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to Higher Education; Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Higher Education Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00095; On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 03/04/09, 1:00 pm, 301-S
3/4/2009 Senate • CS by Higher Education; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 00140; CS read 1st time on 03/05/09 -SJ 00160; Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/5/2009 Senate • Remaining references corrected to Finance and Tax; Higher Education Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00160; Now in Finance and Tax
3/16/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/19/09, 10:00 am, 301-S
3/19/2009 Senate • Favorable by Finance and Tax; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00163; Now in Higher Education Appropriations -SJ 00163
3/23/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education Appropriations, 03/26/09, 1:15 pm, 412-K
3/26/2009 Senate • Favorable by Higher Education Appropriations; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00250; Now in Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00250
4/8/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means, 04/14/09, 11:15 am, 412-K --Not considered
4/14/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means, 04/17/09, 8:00 am, 412-K
4/17/2009 Senate • Favorable by- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means; YEAS 18 NAYS 1 -SJ 00412
4/20/2009 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00412
4/24/2009 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00544; Amendment(s) adopted (580724) -SJ 00544; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00544
4/27/2009 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 00607; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00608
4/27/2009 House • In Messages
5/2/2009 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Messages