Income tax, state; distribution of revenues to localities, funds for local school construction.
Summary
Individual income tax; distribution of revenues;local school construction. Requires distribution of one percentof the individual income tax revenues collected from residents ofa locality to be distributed to that locality. The bill requiressuch funds to be used for school construction or renovation purposesand to be repaid to the state if used for any other purpose. Thebill provides that a locality shall be required to maintain its levelof expenditure for public school purposes as a condition of receivingthe income tax revenues; however, a locality may reduce its levelof expenditure to account for a loss of revenues resulting from areduction in machinery and tools taxes or license taxes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Last action Feb 13, 2024
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB805-Rasoul)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Sickles
DDemocratic
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