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SB 688: Charter County and Regional Transportation System Surtax

GENERAL BILL by Garcia

Charter County and Regional Transportation System Surtax; Requiring counties, except under certain circumstances, to use surtax proceeds only for specified purposes; prohibiting the use of such proceeds for nontransit purposes, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (AFT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/30/2017 Senate • Filed
    11/8/2017 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 55
    11/27/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 12/05/17, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
    12/5/2017 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 101
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 101
    1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 55
    1/24/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 01/29/18, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    1/29/2018 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 243
    1/30/2018 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 243
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Appropriations

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  • SB 688, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/30/2017 at 10:20 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 12/4/2017 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 12/5/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2018 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 243 (e1) Discretionary Sales Surtax Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Community Affairs Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    12/5/2017 10:00 AM Community Affairs 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/29/2018 1:30 PM Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 6 Yeas - 0 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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