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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)



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3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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