Bill Summary

HB 731 Local Tax Referenda Requirements (2023 Session)
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Sponsors
by Temple  CS Sponsors: Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
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Summary
Local Tax Referenda Requirements: Requires referendum to reenact expiring tourist development tax or tourist impact tax, respectively, to be held at general election; limits occurrence of such referendum; requires referendum to approve millage rate increase for children's services independent special district property tax to be held at general election; limits occurrence of such referendum; limits occurrence of referendum to approve county or municipal ad valorem tax millage increase, respectively; requires referendum to reenact local government discretionary sales surtax to be held at general election; limits occurrence of such referendum; requires referendum to adopt, amend, or reenact ninth-cent fuel tax or local option fuel taxes, respectively, to be held at general election; limits occurrence of such referendum; removes provisions that authorize school district millage elections to be held at any time & specify limit on such elections; limits occurrence of such referendum. Effective Date: July 1, 2023
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committees of reference
   H Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
   H Ways & Means Committee
   H State Affairs Committee
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Actions
02/10/23
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Filed
02/21/23
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Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; Ways & Means Committee; State Affairs Committee
02/21/23
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Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
03/16/23
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On Committee agenda - Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee, 03/20/23, 10:00 am, 17 H
03/20/23
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Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 4 Nays
03/20/23
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/21/23
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Now in Ways & Means Committee
03/28/23
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On Committee agenda - Ways & Means Committee, 03/30/23, 8:00 am, 404 H
03/30/23
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Favorable by Ways & Means Committee; 14 Yeas, 7 Nays
03/30/23
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Now in State Affairs Committee
04/07/23
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On Committee agenda - State Affairs Committee, 04/11/23, 2:00 pm, 212 K
04/11/23
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Favorable by State Affairs Committee; 14 Yeas, 5 Nays
04/11/23
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
05/05/23
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Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7063 (Ch. 2023-157)
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bill text & filed amendments
0731
Filed on 02/10/23
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Amendment 626583 DE
Temple
Filed on 03/17/23
Adopted
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0731C1
Filed on 03/20/23
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
125.0104
125.0108
125.901
200.091
200.101
212.055
336.021
336.025
1011.73
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