CS/CS/HB 139 (2017) -  Local Tax Referenda

General Bill by Government Accountability Committee and Ways & Means Committee and Ingoglia and Avila (CO-SPONSORS) Donalds; Eagle; Gruters; Massullo
Local Tax Referenda: Requires local government discretionary sales surtax referenda to be held on the date of a primary or general election and requires a specified percentage of votes for passage; requires notice of intent to levy certain local government discretionary sales surtaxes; prohibits certain entities for a specified period from increasing taxes that were reduced at the time a discretionary sales surtax was levied.
Effective Date: July 1, 2018
Last Event: 05/05/17 S Died in Ethics and Elections on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
  • Community Affairs
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 278 Subject: Local Tax Referenda Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 7063 Subject: Local Government Fiscal Responsibility Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Government Accountability Committee 4/20/2017 10:02:45 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Government Accountability Committee 4/17/2017 4:52:49 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 4/6/2017 10:08:49 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 4/5/2017 6:27:39 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 4/6/2017 10:08:32 AM --UnPublished--
Chamber: House Committee: Ways & Means Committee 4/3/2017 4:13:28 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee 1/25/2017 11:44:48 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee 1/18/2017 3:53:52 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/26/2017 01:58 PM   Yeas: 93 Nays: 23 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 238] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Ethics and Elections Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: c2
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Received -SJ 484 Time: 04/26/2017 - 7:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 484 Time: 04/26/2017 - 5:46 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: c2
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/26/2017 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/26/2017 - 3:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 93, NAYS 23 Time: 04/26/2017 - 1:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/26/2017 - 1:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/25/2017 - 4:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/25/2017 - 2:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/25/2017 - 2:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/20/2017 - 8:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2017) Time: 04/20/2017 - 7:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/20/2017 - 4:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS Filed Time: 04/20/2017 - 11:05 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 04/20/2017 - 11:05 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Government Accountability Committee Time: 04/20/2017 - 10:01 AM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Government Accountability Committee Time: 04/19/2017 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Government Accountability Committee agenda Time: 04/17/2017 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Government Accountability Committee Time: 04/07/2017 - 5:39 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Government Accountability Committee Time: 04/07/2017 - 5:39 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/06/2017 - 7:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 04/06/2017 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 04/06/2017 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee (Amended) Time: 04/05/2017 - 6:24 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Ways & Means Committee Time: 04/05/2017 - 5:44 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Ways & Means Committee Time: 04/05/2017 - 5:17 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda Time: 04/03/2017 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2017 - 10:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Ways & Means Committee Time: 01/25/2017 - 11:36 AM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Time: 01/25/2017 - 11:36 AM Member: Committee: Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Time: 01/25/2017 - 11:30 AM Member: Committee: Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/18/2017 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Time: 01/11/2017 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Government Accountability Committee Time: 01/11/2017 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Government Accountability Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Ways & Means Committee Time: 01/11/2017 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Ways & Means Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Time: 01/11/2017 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 12/29/2016 - 3:24 PM Member: Ingoglia Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
212.055 CS/CS/SB 278, CS/CS/HB 573*, CS/CS/HB 807, CS/SB 928, CS/CS/SB 1118, HB 7063

(*) Not the latest version