CS/CS/SB 278 (2017) -  Local Tax Referenda

General Bill by Community Affairs and Ethics and Elections and Steube (CO-SPONSORS) Brandes
Local Tax Referenda: Requiring referenda adopting or amending local government discretionary sales surtaxes, except for surtaxes that are revenue-neutral to a county, special taxing district, or both, to be held only at a general election and specifying the required approval of voters necessary for passage; authorizing referenda for revenue-neutral surtaxes to be held at a special election or conducted by mail ballot, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2019
Last Event: 05/05/17 S Died in Appropriations on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
    • On agenda for: 03/22/17 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 04/17/17 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 1
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 139 Subject: Local Tax Referenda Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 7063 Subject: Local Government Fiscal Responsibility Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 682170 , Community Affairs, Steube Date Filed: 04/14/17, Line#: 460 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 04/18/2017 01:45 PM
    • SA 870392 , Community Affairs, Steube Date Filed: 04/17/17, Line#: 456 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/18/2017 01:45 PM
    • AA 788106 , Community Affairs, Steube Date Filed: 04/17/17, Line#: 7 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/18/2017 01:45 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 670918 , Ethics and Elections, Steube Date Filed: 03/20/17, Line#: 457 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/23/2017 09:27 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 4/18/2017 10:31:22 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 4/14/2017 4:17:30 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 3/23/2017 12:31:43 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 3/21/2017 3:17:49 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 04/24/2017 - 8:31 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 425 Time: 04/18/2017 - 2:48 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/18/2017 - 11:23 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 -SJ 424 Time: 04/17/2017 - 6:16 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/17/17, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 04/12/2017 - 10:17 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Now in Community Affairs -SJ 244 Time: 03/28/2017 - 10:12 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time -SJ 247 Time: 03/23/2017 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/23/2017 - 1:16 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: c1
Event: S CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 244 Time: 03/22/2017 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/22/17, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/17/2017 - 3:02 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 56 Time: 03/07/2017 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 56 Time: 01/25/2017 - 4:30 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/06/2017 - 11:47 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
212.055 CS/CS/HB 139, CS/CS/HB 573*, CS/CS/HB 807, CS/SB 928, CS/CS/SB 1118, HB 7063

(*) Not the latest version