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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 1910: Heavy rail short lines

Authorizing existing city and county real estate excise taxes to be expended on municipally owned heavy rail short lines.

Summary

  • Allows up to 25 percent of the proceeds collected from a locally-imposed real estate excise tax before December 31, 2008, to be used for municipally owned heavy short line railroads.
  • Defines "short line railroads."
  • Includes a June 30, 2012 expiration date.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1910), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 2, 2009
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Deb Wallace (D-17)
Introduced
February 2, 2009 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010
Companion bill
SB 5587

AN ACT Relating to authorizing existing city and county real estate excise taxes to be expended on municipally owned heavy rail short lines;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Deb Wallace (D-17)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Ed Orcutt R-18Jaime Herrera R-18Jim Moeller D-49

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Finance.
  4. Minority; do not pass.
  5. LGH - Majority; do pass.
  6. LGH - Executive action taken by committee.
  7. First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing.

HB 1910 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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