County food and beverage tax; referendum.
Summary
Prohibits a county from holding a new referendum on the levy of a food and beverage tax in the three calendar years subsequent to its electoral defeat, but only if such referendum is initiated by a resolution of the board of supervisors. The bill also requires the ballot for any such referendum to state the total tax, as a percentage, that would be imposed on food and beverage if the referendum were to pass, based upon a four percent food and beverage tax and any other ad valorem taxes applicable to the purchase of prepared food and beverage in the county.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Apr 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Signed Apr 26, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 26, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 833 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with amendment (67-Y 31-N 1-A)
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103024D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JV
Jill Vogel
RRepublican
Co
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
Co
Timothy D. Hugo
RRepublican
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