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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2197: RTA taxes/debt retirement

Concerning regional transit authority taxes approved after January 1, 2015, being used only to retire debt.

Summary

  • Requires the proceeds of a tax imposed by a regional transit authority, that was approved after January 1, 2015, to only be used to retire debt issued by that regional transit authority. Provides that the requirement above expires when the debt issued by a regional transit authority that imposed a tax after January 1, 2015, is retired and the required notice mentioned below is received.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedApr 5, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mark Harmsworth (R-44)
Introduced
April 5, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018

AN ACT Relating to regional transit authority taxes approved after January 1, 2015, being used only to retire debt;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mark Harmsworth (R-44)

12 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 12 Republicans)

Drew MacEwen R-35Drew Stokesbary R-31Paul Graves R-5Michelle Valdez R-26Mark Hargrove R-47Representative R-26J.T. Wilcox R-2Melanie Stambaugh R-25Jay Rodne R-5Andrew Barkis R-2Dick Muri R-28Joyce McDonald R-25

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2197 in other sessions

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