HB 891 (2008) -  Discretionary Sales Surtaxes

General Bill by Vana (CO-SPONSORS) Bullard; Hooper; Nehr; Scionti; Zapata
Discretionary Sales Surtaxes: Authorizes specified counties to levy by ordinance surtax for emergency fire rescue services & facilities; requires referendum; provides requirements for distribution of surtax proceeds; provides requirements for interlocal agreements; provides requirements for reducing ad valorem tax levies for fire rescue services.
Effective Date: July 1, 2008
Last Event: Died in Government Efficiency & Accountability Council on Friday, May 2, 2008 6:02 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 2298 Subject: Emergency Fire Rescue Services & Facilities Surtax [RPCC] Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Government Efficiency & Accountability Council 4/14/2008 7:02:15 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Government Efficiency & Accountability Council Time: 05/02/2008 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Government Efficiency & Accountability Council Version:
Event: H Added to Government Efficiency & Accountability Council agenda Time: 04/21/2008 - 8:27 PM Member: Committee: Government Efficiency & Accountability Council Version: __
Event: H Added to Government Efficiency & Accountability Council agenda Time: 04/14/2008 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Government Efficiency & Accountability Council Version: __
Event: H Now in Government Efficiency & Accountability Council Time: 04/14/2008 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Government Efficiency & Accountability Council Version: __
Event: H Referral revoked from Committee on State Affairs by Government Efficiency & Accountability Council Time: 04/14/2008 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Committee on State Affairs Version: __
Event: H Now in Committee on State Affairs Time: 03/06/2008 - 3:44 PM Member: Committee: Committee on State Affairs Version: __
Event: H Referred to Committee on State Affairs by Government Efficiency & Accountability Council Time: 03/06/2008 - 3:44 PM Member: Committee: Committee on State Affairs Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/04/2008 - 10:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Government Efficiency & Accountability Council Time: 02/17/2008 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Government Efficiency & Accountability Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Policy & Budget Council Time: 02/17/2008 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Policy & Budget Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Government Efficiency & Accountability Council Time: 02/17/2008 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Government Efficiency & Accountability Council Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/11/2008 - 9:40 AM Member: Vana Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
212.055 HB 553, CS/CS/HB 699, HB 747, HB 7147