County food and beverage tax; allowable tax rate, removal of referendum requirement.
Summary
County food and beverage tax; allowable tax rate; removal of referendum requirement. Removes the four percent limit on the tax rate that counties may impose on food and beverages. The bill also removes the requirement that a county hold a referendum before imposing such a tax. This bill was incorporated into HB 729.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Feb 5, 2020
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
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0
Committee
2
Jan 29, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
Jan 7, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
Jan 7, 2020
House of Delegates · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105088D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Krizek
DDemocratic
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