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CS/CS/SB 336: Local Tax Referenda

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Finance and Tax ; Brandes

Local Tax Referenda; Providing that a referendum to adopt or amend a local discretionary sales surtax must be held at a general election; requiring a county to make the proposed referendum and a specified legal opinion available on its official website; requiring a supervisor of elections to verify petition signatures and retain signature forms in a specified manner, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2020
Last Action: 5/2/2019 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 5 (Ch. 2019-64) -SJ 781
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/15/2019 Senate • Filed
    1/25/2019 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Finance and Tax; Rules -SJ 56
    2/4/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/13/19, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/13/2019 Senate • Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -SJ 158
    • Now in Finance and Tax
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 56
    3/15/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/20/19, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Building
    3/20/2019 Senate • CS by Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 257
    3/21/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/25/2019 Senate • Now in Rules
    3/26/2019 Senate • CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time -SJ 267
    4/12/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/17/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    4/17/2019 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 5 -SJ 379
    4/18/2019 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/22/2019 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 381
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/30/2019 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/19
    5/2/2019 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 781
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 5 -SJ 781
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 5 (Ch. 2019-64) -SJ 781

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  • CS/CS/SB 336, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/18/2019 at 12:46 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1040 (c1) Discretionary Sales Surtaxes Lee Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 5 (Ch. 2019-64)
    H 5 (er) Ballot Measures DiCeglie Compare Last Action: 6/10/2019 Chapter No. 2019-64

    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 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 336, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/21/2019 at 11:48 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/16/2019 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 5 (c2) Discretionary Sales Surtaxes DiCeglie Compare Last Action: 6/10/2019 Chapter No. 2019-64
    S 1040 (c1) Discretionary Sales Surtaxes Lee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 5 (Ch. 2019-64)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    164680 - Amendment
    Delete lines 30 - 64 and insert:
    Rules
    (Lee)
    4/16/2019
    1:17 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/18/2019
    Web Page
    PDF
    232346 - Amendment
    Delete line 65 and insert:
    Rules
    (Brandes)
    4/15/2019
    12:34 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/18/2019
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/17/2019 2:00 PM Rules 11 Yeas - 5 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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  • SB 336, Original Filed Version Posted 1/15/2019 at 8:19 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 2/12/2019 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2019 (pdf)
    Finance and Tax (Pre-Meeting) 3/19/2019 (pdf)
    Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 5 (c1) Discretionary Sales Surtaxes DiCeglie Compare Last Action: 6/10/2019 Chapter No. 2019-64

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    189830 - Amendment
    Between lines 64 and 65 insert:
    Finance and Tax
    (Gruters)
    3/19/2019
    3:51 PM
    Withdrawn
    3/20/2019
    Web Page
    PDF
    453388 - Amendment
    Delete line 65 and insert:
    Finance and Tax
    (Brandes)
    3/19/2019
    1:19 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/20/2019
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/13/2019 1:30 PM Ethics and Elections 5 Yeas - 2 Nays
    3/20/2019 1:30 PM Finance and Tax 6 Yeas - 2 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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