CS/SB 1576 (2009) -  Discretionary Sales Surtaxes/Community Colleges [WPSC]

General Bill by Higher Education and Villalobos (CO-SPONSORS) Wilson; Gelber; Bullard; Rich
Discretionary Sales Surtaxes/Community Colleges [WPSC]: Allows each charter county to levy a voter-approved surtax for a community college in the county. Provides restrictions on the sources of funds to pay for expenses for a referendum relating to such surtax. Provides a maximum rate of the surtax. Provides for the automatic expiration of such a surtax unless it is reenacted by ordinance. Provides that state funding may not be reduced because a community college has received such proceeds, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Event: Died in Messages on Saturday, May 2, 2009 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Higher Education
    • On agenda for: 03/04/09 1:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 3   Nays 0
  • Finance and Tax
    • On agenda for: 03/19/09 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Higher Education Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 03/26/09 1:15 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 0
  • Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means
    • On agenda for: 04/17/09 8:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 18   Nays 1

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 787 Subject: Discretionary Sales Surtaxes Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means 4/18/2009 2:43:21 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Higher Education Appropriations 3/26/2009 2:43:02 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Finance and Tax 3/19/2009 3:14:02 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Higher Education 3/4/2009 3:18:00 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/27/2009 02:51 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 21] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/27/2009 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00608 Time: 04/27/2009 - 2:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 00607 Time: 04/27/2009 - 2:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 00544 Time: 04/24/2009 - 2:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (580724) -SJ 00544 Time: 04/24/2009 - 2:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 00544 Time: 04/24/2009 - 2:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar Time: 04/22/2009 - 2:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00412 Time: 04/20/2009 - 11:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Favorable by- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means; YEAS 18 NAYS 1 -SJ 00412 Time: 04/17/2009 - 10:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means, 04/17/09, 8:00 am, 412-K Time: 04/14/2009 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means, 04/14/09, 11:15 am, 412-K --Not considered Time: 04/08/2009 - 12:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Now in Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00250 Time: 03/26/2009 - 3:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Favorable by Higher Education Appropriations; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00250 Time: 03/26/2009 - 1:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Higher Education Appropriations, 03/26/09, 1:15 pm, 412-K Time: 03/23/2009 - 4:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Now in Higher Education Appropriations -SJ 00163 Time: 03/19/2009 - 3:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Favorable by Finance and Tax; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00163 Time: 03/19/2009 - 11:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/19/09, 10:00 am, 301-S Time: 03/16/2009 - 3:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Now in Finance and Tax Time: 03/05/2009 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Remaining references corrected to Finance and Tax; Higher Education Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00160 Time: 03/05/2009 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/04/2009 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS read 1st time on 03/05/09 -SJ 00160 Time: 03/04/2009 - 1:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS by Higher Education; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 00140 Time: 03/04/2009 - 1:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 03/04/09, 1:00 pm, 301-S Time: 03/02/2009 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Introduced, referred to Higher Education; Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Higher Education Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00095 Time: 03/02/2009 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 03/04/09, 1:00 pm, 301-S Time: 02/27/2009 - 2:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Referred to Higher Education; Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Higher Education Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means Time: 02/26/2009 - 3:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Filed Time: 02/13/2009 - 1:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
0212.055 CS/CS/SB 360, CS/SB 718, CS/CS/SB 1000, CS/CS/SB 1042, SB 1134, SB 2058, CS/SB 2210, CS/CS/SB 2612