Public facilities; bonds issued for construction, municipal authority to retain certain tax revenue.
Summary
Extends until July 1, 2020, the authority of any municipality to issue bonds for the construction of certain public facilities and retain sales and use tax revenue generated within such facilities to pay off such bonds. Under current law, such authority expired on July 1, 2017.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
Signed into Law
Feb 2018
Introduced Dec 23, 2017
Signed Feb 26, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 26, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 25 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
legislature
Jan 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 25, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB179E
legislature
Jan 25, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Dec 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
legislature
Dec 23, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101412D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christopher E. Collins
RRepublican
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