CS/CS/SB 278: Local Tax Referenda
GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Ethics and Elections ; Steube ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brandes
Local Tax Referenda; Requiring referenda adopting or amending local government discretionary sales surtaxes, except for surtaxes that are revenue-neutral to a county, special taxing district, or both, to be held only at a general election and specifying the required approval of voters necessary for passage; authorizing referenda for revenue-neutral surtaxes to be held at a special election or conducted by mail ballot, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Ethics and Elections (EE)
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/6/2017 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/25/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 56 |
| 3/7/2017 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 56 |
| 3/17/2017 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/22/17, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| 3/22/2017 | Senate |
• CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 244 |
| 3/23/2017 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time -SJ 247 |
| 3/28/2017 | Senate |
• Now in Community Affairs -SJ 244 |
| 4/12/2017 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/17/17, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building |
| 4/17/2017 | Senate |
• CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 -SJ 424 |
| 4/18/2017 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 425 |
| 4/24/2017 | Senate |
• Now in Appropriations |
| 5/5/2017 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Appropriations |
870392 - Substitute Amendment (682170)