BILL · 2019–20 SESSION
SB 6126: Housing tax/councilmanic
Allowing the local sales and use tax for affordable housing to be imposed by a councilmanic authority.
Summary
- Allows the local sales and use tax for affordable housing to be imposed by councilmanic authority rather than by a majority of voters.
- Removes provisions mandating different treatment of cities in counties with a population of more than 1.5 million.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 13, 2020
- Out of committeeJan 24, 2020
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Senator (D-22)
- Introduced
- January 13, 2020 in the Senate
- Last action
- February 24, 2020
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to allowing the local sales and use tax for affordable housing to be imposed by a councilmanic authority;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Senator (D-22)
2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Minority; do not pass.
- LGOV - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Local Government.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 6126 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 6126 (2023–24) Respite care
- SB 6126 (2017–18) Electrician apprenticeship
- SB 6126 (2015–16) Collective bargaining
- SB 6126 (2013–14) Children/dependency matters
- SB 6126 (2011–12) Dental practitioners
- SB 6126 (2009–10) Boxing & similar events
- SB 6126 (2007–08) Residential wells