SB1296
County food and beverage tax; referendum.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. County food and beverage tax; referendum.
Prohibits a county from holding a new referendum on the levy of a food and beverage tax in the three calendar years subsequent to its electoral defeat, but only if such referendum is initiated by a resolution of the board of supervisors. The bill also requires the ballot for any ... (More) such referendum to state the total tax, as a percentage, that would be imposed on food and beverage if the referendum were to pass, based upon a four percent food and beverage tax and any other ad valorem taxes applicable to the purchase of prepared food and beverage in the county. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/10/2017 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103024D
- 01/10/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/24/2017 - Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 1-N)
- 01/25/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2017 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/2017 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 8-N)
- 01/27/2017 - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2017 - Senate: Passed Senate (32-Y 7-N)
- 01/31/2017 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/31/2017 - House: Read first time
- 01/31/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/03/2017 - House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/03/2017 - Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1296)
- 02/08/2017 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/2017 - House: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 6-N)
- 02/14/2017 - House: Read second time
- 02/15/2017 - House: Read third time
- 02/15/2017 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/15/2017 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/15/2017 - House: Passed House with amendment (67-Y 31-N 1-A)
- 02/15/2017 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 31-N 1-A)
- 02/17/2017 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N)
- 02/22/2017 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/2017 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1296ER)
- 02/22/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/22/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/2017 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/17
- 02/23/2017 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 02/24/2017 - Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1296ER)
- 03/24/2017 - Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/05/2017 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendations #'s 1-2 (14-Y 26-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/05/2017 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #3 (17-Y 23-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/05/2017 - Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/05/2017 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 5, 2017
- 04/26/2017 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 833 (effective 7/1/17)
- 04/26/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0833)
