BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

SB 5341: Local sales tax uses

Increasing permissible uses of existing local sales tax authority.

Summary

Adds emergency medical purposes as a permissible use for the revenues received from the public safety sales tax.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5341), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

AN ACT Relating to increasing permissible uses of existing local sales tax authority;

Passed February 18, 2021

Version voted on: SB 5341

49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	29	0	0	0
Republican	20	0	0	0

How each member voted

Feb 17, 2022Senate Rules "X" file.
Jan 28, 2022Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
Jan 10, 2022By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 25, 2021By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Feb 24, 2021First reading, referred to Finance.
Feb 18, 2021Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
Feb 18, 2021Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 12, 2021Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 10, 2021Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 9, 2021HLG - Majority; do pass.
Jan 25, 2021First reading, referred to Housing & Local Government.

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

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SB 5341 (2013–14) Nonconviction records · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5341 (2011–12) Notice to injured workers · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
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