CS/CS/HB 243 (2018) - Discretionary Sales Surtax

General Bill by Government Accountability Committee and Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee and Avila and Perez (CO-SPONSORS) Caldwell; Diaz, M.

Discretionary Sales Surtax: Requiring certain counties, after a specified date, to use surtax proceeds for purposes related to fixed guideway rapid transit systems, bus systems, and development of dedicated facilities for autonomous vehicles; authorizing municipalities in certain counties, after a specified date, to use surtax proceeds for certain purposes; requiring performance audits of certain counties or school districts holding a referendum related to local government discretionary sales surtax; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to hire public accountants to conduct such performance audits; specifying a time period within which the performance audit must be completed and made available, etc.

Effective Date: on becoming a law

Last Event: 03/10/18 S Died in Community Affairs on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Date Available for Final Passage: Thursday, February 22, 2018 3:01 PM

Lobbyist Disclosure Information

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
- On agenda for: 12/06/17 10:30 AM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) See Votes
Ways & Means Committee
- On agenda for: 01/09/18 4:30 PM
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- Favorable (final action) See Votes
Government Accountability Committee
- On agenda for: 02/08/18 9:00 AM
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- Temporarily Postponed (final action)
- On agenda for: 02/13/18 3:00 PM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) See Votes

Senate Referrals

Community Affairs
Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: SB 688	Subject: Charter County and Regional Transportation System Surtax	Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Engrossed 1
Committee Substitute 2
- A 870071 , Avila Date Filed: 02/16/18, Line#: 101 House: Adopted 02/20/2018 03:01 PM
PCS for CS/HB 243 (GAC) Date Published: 02/09/18
- A PCS for CSHB 243 a1 , Caldwell (GAC) Date Published: 02/13/18 , Line#: 128 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 02/13/2018 08:04 PM
Committee Substitute 1
- A 235027 , Avila (GAC) Date Filed: 02/07/18, Line#: 89
Original Filed Version
- A 956415 , Cortes, B. (TIS) Date Filed: 12/05/17, Line#: 87 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 12/06/2017 01:18 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: House	Committee: Government Accountability Committee 2/15/2018 1:07:51 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Government Accountability Committee 2/9/2018 8:38:53 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Government Accountability Committee 2/6/2018 4:35:18 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Ways & Means Committee 1/9/2018 6:40:32 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Ways & Means Committee 1/5/2018 4:04:48 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee 12/8/2017 12:07:28 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee 11/29/2017 4:48:57 PM

Vote History

Chamber	Date	Yeas	Nays	Action	Action 2	Vote Detail	Barcode
Chamber: House	Date: 02/21/2018 02:14 PM	Yeas: 106	Nays: 7	Action:	Action 2: Passage	Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 656]	Barcode:

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: S Died in Community Affairs	Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM	Member:	Committee: Community Affairs	Version: e1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: S Received -SJ 760	Time: 03/05/2018 - 10:05 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: S Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 725	Time: 03/05/2018 - 11:30 AM	Member:	Committee: Community Affairs	Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate	Time: 02/28/2018 - 3:48 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: S In Messages	Time: 02/28/2018 - 3:46 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 106, NAYS 7	Time: 02/21/2018 - 2:14 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time	Time: 02/21/2018 - 2:13 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar	Time: 02/20/2018 - 3:44 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading	Time: 02/20/2018 - 3:01 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 870071 adopted	Time: 02/20/2018 - 3:01 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Read 2nd time	Time: 02/20/2018 - 2:57 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 870071 filed	Time: 02/16/2018 - 3:51 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 02/15/2018 - 4:21 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/20/2018)	Time: 02/15/2018 - 4:12 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar	Time: 02/15/2018 - 2:18 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H CS Filed	Time: 02/15/2018 - 1:16 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)	Time: 02/15/2018 - 1:16 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Government Accountability Committee	Time: 02/15/2018 - 1:06 PM	Member:	Committee: Government Accountability Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Government Accountability Committee	Time: 02/13/2018 - 8:04 PM	Member:	Committee: Government Accountability Committee	Version: c1
Event: H PCS added to Government Accountability Committee agenda	Time: 02/09/2018 - 4:22 PM	Member:	Committee: Government Accountability Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Added to Government Accountability Committee agenda	Time: 02/06/2018 - 4:15 PM	Member:	Committee: Government Accountability Committee	Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 01/09/2018 - 11:59 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 01/09/2018 - 11:59 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Now in Government Accountability Committee	Time: 01/09/2018 - 6:41 PM	Member:	Committee: Government Accountability Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Ways & Means Committee	Time: 01/09/2018 - 6:41 PM	Member:	Committee: Ways & Means Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Ways & Means Committee	Time: 01/09/2018 - 6:35 PM	Member:	Committee: Ways & Means Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda	Time: 01/05/2018 - 4:00 PM	Member:	Committee: Ways & Means Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Now in Ways & Means Committee	Time: 12/11/2017 - 4:41 PM	Member:	Committee: Ways & Means Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Government Accountability Committee	Time: 12/11/2017 - 4:41 PM	Member:	Committee: Government Accountability Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Ways & Means Committee	Time: 12/11/2017 - 4:41 PM	Member:	Committee: Ways & Means Committee	Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed	Time: 12/08/2017 - 12:22 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)	Time: 12/08/2017 - 12:22 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee	Time: 12/08/2017 - 12:06 PM	Member:	Committee: Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee	Time: 12/06/2017 - 1:18 PM	Member:	Committee: Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Added to Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda	Time: 11/29/2017 - 4:20 PM	Member:	Committee: Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Now in Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee	Time: 10/18/2017 - 9:20 AM	Member:	Committee: Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Government Accountability Committee	Time: 10/18/2017 - 9:20 AM	Member:	Committee: Government Accountability Committee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Ways & Means Committee	Time: 10/18/2017 - 9:20 AM	Member:	Committee: Ways & Means Committee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee	Time: 10/18/2017 - 9:20 AM	Member:	Committee: Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Filed	Time: 10/06/2017 - 8:26 AM	Member: Avila	Committee:	Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
212.055	CS/CS/SB 272, CS/CS/HB 317, CS/SB 450, CS/CS/SB 620, SB 688, CS/CS/HB 883, SB 980, CS/CS/CS/HB 1069, CS/CS/HB 1151, HB 1327, HB 1363, CS/HB 7087