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2020 SESSION
SB 943 Mecklenburg County; additional sales and use tax, appropriations to incorporated towns.
Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Additional sales and use tax in Mecklenburg County; appropriations to incorporated towns for educational purposes. Authorizes Mecklenburg County to impose an additional local sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed one percent, as determined by the governing body, if initiated by a resolution of the local governing body and approved by the voters at a referendum. The bill requires the governing body to specify in the enacting ordinance the time period, not to exceed 20 years, for which the tax would be imposed. Revenue from the tax shall be used solely for capital projects for new construction or major renovation of schools in the locality enacting the tax.
The bill removes the limit on the amount that Mecklenburg County may appropriate to an incorporated town that has not complied with the provisions of its charter relating to the elections of local officials. Under current law, such amount is limited to the amount the town would have received from local sales and use tax for educational purposes if such election had been held.
Under current law, only Halifax County has the authority to impose such taxes and make such appropriations. This bill is identical to HB 200.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/20 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20104664D pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20104664D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108349D-H1 pdf
- 03/04/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB943ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0428) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/20 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20104664D
- 01/13/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 01/22/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (14-Y 2-N)
- 01/23/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/20 Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/20 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/24/20 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/24/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB943E
- 01/24/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20104664D-E
- 01/27/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 14-N)
- 02/12/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/20 House: Read first time
- 02/12/20 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/13/20 House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/17/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)
- 02/19/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108349D-H1
- 02/19/20 House: Reported from Finance with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
- 02/21/20 House: Read second time
- 02/24/20 House: Read third time
- 02/24/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108349D-H1
- 02/24/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB943H1
- 02/24/20 House: Passed House with substitute (76-Y 23-N)
- 02/24/20 House: VOTE: Passage (76-Y 23-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Title replaced 20108349D-H1
- 03/04/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB943ER)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 03/23/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 428 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/23/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0428)