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2015 SESSION
SB 1240 Transient occupancy tax; Bland & Russell Counties added to list of counties authorized to impose.
Introduced by: A. Benton "Ben" Chafin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Transient occupancy tax. Adds Bland County and Russell County to the list of counties authorized to impose a transient occupancy tax of up to five percent, with any excess over two percent to be designated solely for tourism purposes.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102804D pdf | impact statement
- 01/23/15 Senate: Printed as engrossed 15102804D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1240ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0098) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102804D
- 01/14/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/21/15 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N)
- 01/23/15 Senate: Read second time
- 01/23/15 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/23/15 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/23/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1240E
- 01/23/15 Senate: Printed as engrossed 15102804D-E
- 01/26/15 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 9-N)
- 01/30/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/30/15 House: Read first time
- 01/30/15 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/11/15 House: Reported from Finance (13-Y 8-N)
- 02/12/15 House: Read second time
- 02/13/15 House: Read third time
- 02/13/15 House: Defeated by House (66-Y 30-N)
- 02/13/15 House: VOTE: DEFEATED (66-Y 30-N)
- 02/13/15 House: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House
- 02/13/15 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/15 House: Read third time
- 02/16/15 House: Passed House (75-Y 23-N)
- 02/16/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 23-N)
- 02/18/15 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1240ER)
- 02/18/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/23/15 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/15
- 02/23/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/10/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 98 (effective 7/1/15)
- 03/10/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0098)