BILL · 1999–00 SESSION
SB 5297: School levy authorization
Providing for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district levies and bonds.
Summary
- Statutes are amended to provide for a simple majority of voters to approve the incurring of debt by school districts. Statutes are amended to provide for a simple majority of voters to authorize general obligation bonds by school districts.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5297), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 19, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1)
- Introduced
- January 19, 1999 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2000
- Requested by
- Other
- Companion bill
- HB 1241
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1)
9 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5297 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5297 (2019–20) Assistant AG bargaining
- SB 5297 (2017–18) Educational employees' comp.
- SB 5297 (2015–16) Commercial vehicles/fuel tax
- SB 5297 (2013–14) Coal transition power
- SB 5297 (2011–12) Signature gathering