Increasing the maximum tax rate for the voter-approved local sales and use tax for emergency communication systems and facilities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 16, 2019
Signed May 7, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2019 · House Apr 17, 2019
How they voted
33–9
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 45
Apr 23, 2019
D
Democratic28
85% Yea
R
Republican17
52% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
14
Committee
6
May 7, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 36; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 3.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Apr 17, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (73-24)
house
Apr 3, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
FIN - Majority; do pass.
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
lower
Mar 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 08:00 AM
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
LGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 08:00 AM
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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