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.
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Finance and Tax (FT)
- 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 
 
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                    CS/CS/HB 791, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/23/2016 at 6:00 PM Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1100 (c1) Local Tax Referenda Brandes Similar Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Finance and Tax 
 Location: In committee/council (FT)  Floor Votes (1)Date Chamber Result 2/24/2016 3:01 PM House 95 Yeas - 19 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 1 (pdf) 
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                    CS/CS/HB 791, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/10/2016 at 10:29 AM Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1100 (c1) Local Tax Referenda Brandes Similar Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Finance and Tax 
 Location: In committee/council (FT)  Floor Amendments (2)Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 222205 - Amendment 
 Between lines 34 and 35, insert:Ingoglia 2/22/2016 
 1:50 PMHouse: Adopted 
 2/23/2016PDF 214659 - Amendment 
 Remove line 410 and insert:Ingoglia 2/19/2016 
 10:23 AMHouse: Adopted 
 2/23/2016PDF Citations - Statutes (1)Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 1 (pdf) 
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                    CS/HB 791, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/14/2016 at 10:37 AM Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Finance and Tax Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2016 (pdf) 
 Local and Federal Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2016 (pdf)
 Related Bills (1)Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1100 Local Tax Referenda Brandes Similar Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Finance and Tax 
 Location: In committee/council (FT)  Committee Amendments (1)Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 533173 - Strike All Amendment 
 Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Ingoglia 2/8/2016 
 6:18 PMAdopted without Objection 
 2/9/2016PDF Citations - Statutes (1)Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 1 (pdf) 
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                    HB 791, Original Filed Version Posted 11/25/2015 at 5:32 PM Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Local Government Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2016 (pdf) 
 Related Bills (1)Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1100 Local Tax Referenda Brandes Identical Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Finance and Tax 
 Location: In committee/council (FT)  Committee Amendments (1)Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 262415 - Amendment 
 Remove line 433 and insert:Ingoglia 1/12/2016 
 6:00 PMAdopted without Objection 
 1/13/2016PDF Citations - Statutes (1)Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 1 (pdf)