County food and beverage tax; referendum. (SB1296)

Introduced By

Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester) with support from co-patron Sen. David Suetterlein (R-Salem)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

County food and beverage tax; referendum. Prohibits a county from holding a new referendum on the levy of a food and beverage tax in the three calendar years subsequent to the electoral defeat of such a referendum. 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. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103024D
01/10/2017Referred to Committee on Finance
01/21/2017Impact statement from TAX (SB1296)
01/24/2017Reported from Finance (15-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2017Read second time and engrossed
01/27/2017Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2017Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2017Passed Senate (32-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2017Placed on Calendar
01/31/2017Read first time
01/31/2017Referred to Committee on Finance
02/03/2017Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
02/03/2017Impact statement from TAX (SB1296)
02/08/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 1-N)
02/13/2017Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2017Read second time
02/15/2017Read third time
02/15/2017Committee amendment agreed to
02/15/2017Engrossed by House as amended
02/15/2017Passed House with amendment (67-Y 31-N 1-A)
02/15/2017VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 31-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/17/2017House amendment agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2017Enrolled
02/22/2017Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1296ER)
02/22/2017Signed by President
02/22/2017Signed by Speaker
02/23/2017Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/17
02/23/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
02/24/2017Impact statement from TAX (SB1296ER)
03/24/2017Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/05/2017Senate rejected Governor's recommendations #'s 1-2 (14-Y 26-N) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #3 (17-Y 23-N) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017Communicated to Governor
04/05/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 5, 2017
04/26/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 833 (effective 7/1/17)
04/26/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0833)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 5 clips in all, totaling 26 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

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LIMITED TO TEN EMPLOYEES OR FEWER, PROVIDED THAT THE SMALL BUSINESS ENTER INTO ANNA AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION TO PAY BACK ANY BACK TAXES FROM FINES AND FEES FROM THE STATE WOULD NOT BE IMPOSE GLOOD THE QUESTION IS SHALL BILL 793 PASS. ALL IN A IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES 38, NOS 0. AYES 38, NOS 0. THE BILL PASSES. SENATE BILL 812, A BILL RELATING TO THE BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD AND HOME INSPECTORS, HOME INSPECTIONS REQUIRED INFORMATION RELATED TO YELLOW SHADED CORRUGATED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING. THE SENATOR FROM WESTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY, SENATOR MARSDEN.

Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE BILL PASS AND SPEAKING THE TO MEASURE.

[Unknown]: THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOSH.