Bill Summary
HB 209 Emergency Fire Rescue Services & Facilities Surtax (2015 Session)
Artiles Co Sponsors: Avila, Diaz, Drake, Eisnaugle, Nunez CS Sponsors: Finance & Tax Committee, Local Government Affairs Subcommittee
Emergency Fire Rescue Services & Facilities Surtax: Revises distribution of surtax proceeds; deletes provision requiring county governing authority to develop & execute interlocal agreements with local government entities providing emergency fire & rescue services; requires local government entity requesting & receiving certain personnel or equipment from another service provider to pay for such personnel or equipment from its share of surtax proceeds; provides for application of funds if local government entity receiving share of surtax is unable to further reduce ad valorem taxes; deletes provision requiring local government entities to enter into interlocal agreement in order to receive surtax proceeds. Effective Date: July 1, 2015
01/08/15
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Filed
01/15/15
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Referred to Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; Finance & Tax Committee; Local & Federal Affairs Committee
01/15/15
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Now in Local Government Affairs Subcommittee
02/04/15
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 02/06/15, 9:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
02/10/15
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On Committee agenda - Local Government Affairs Subcommittee, 02/17/15, 1:00 pm, 212 K
02/17/15
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Favorable with CS by Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; 13 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/20/15
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/24/15
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Now in Finance & Tax Committee
03/10/15
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On Committee agenda - Finance & Tax Committee, 03/12/15, 3:30 pm, 17 H
03/12/15
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Favorable with CS by Finance & Tax Committee; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/16/15
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
03/17/15
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Now in Local & Federal Affairs Committee
03/17/15
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On Committee agenda - Local & Federal Affairs Committee, 03/19/15, 9:00 am, 212 K
03/19/15
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Favorable by Local & Federal Affairs Committee; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/19/15
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/13/15
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/15
04/15/15
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Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/16/15
04/16/15
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 112 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/21/15
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In Messages
04/21/15
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Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Fiscal Policy
04/22/15
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Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Fiscal Policy; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 0668; Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (685130); Placed on Third Reading, 04/23/15
04/23/15
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 40 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/23/15
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In returning messages
04/24/15
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Received from Messages; Concurred with Amendment (685130); Passed (Vote: 115 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/24/15
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Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
04/24/15
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/24/15
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
05/18/15
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR`s Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 05/20/15, 9:30 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
06/01/15
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/16/15)
06/16/15
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2015-169
No amendments to this bill text filed.
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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