Food and beverage tax; counties to enact ordinances providing that bonds shall be paid from revenue. (HB1390)

Introduced By

Sen. Lashrecse D. Aird (D-Petersburg)

Progress

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

Description

Bond referenda; authorizing counties to make bond issuance contingent on enactment of a food and beverage tax. Authorizes counties to enact ordinances providing that bonds shall be repaid from food and beverage tax revenues. The bill provides that if a county enacts such an ordinance, the referendum submitted to the voters shall include as a single question the issuance of bonds and the enactment of a food and beverage tax. Under current law, the questions of bond issuance and tax enactment are submitted as separate ballot questions. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/15/2018Committee
01/15/2018Presented and ordered printed 18104922D
01/15/2018Referred to Committee on Finance
01/16/2018Impact statement from DHCD (HB1390)
02/01/2018Referred from Finance
02/01/2018Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/02/2018Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #3
02/07/2018Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
02/09/2018Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2018Read first time
02/12/2018Read second time and engrossed
02/13/2018Read third time and passed House (76-Y 24-N)
02/13/2018VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 24-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2018Constitutional reading dispensed
02/14/2018Referred to Committee on Finance
02/27/2018Reported from Finance with substitute (12-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/27/2018Committee substitute printed 18107581D-S1
02/28/2018Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/01/2018Read third time
03/01/2018Reading of substitute waived
03/01/2018Committee substitute agreed to 18107581D-S1
03/01/2018Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1390S1
03/01/2018Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 14-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2018Placed on Calendar
03/05/2018Senate substitute agreed to by House 18107581D-S1 (80-Y 18-N)
03/05/2018VOTE: ADOPTION (80-Y 18-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2018Enrolled
03/07/2018Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1390ER)
03/07/2018Signed by Speaker
03/09/2018Signed by President
03/15/2018Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2018
03/15/2018G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
03/30/2018G Approved by Governor-Chapter 730 (effective 7/1/18)
03/30/2018G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0730)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 6 minutes.