FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2019

February 14, 2019

 

 

 

Mr. Speaker:

 

    Your LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND GRANTS & CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

 

HOUSE BILL 479

 

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

 

1. On page 67, strike lines 19 through 24 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof:

 

"Of that two and one-half percent:

 

                (1) a governing body may choose to require an election to impose increments that total two and five-hundredths percent; and

 

                (2) the remaining increments, totaling forty-five hundredths percent, shall not go into effect until after an election is held and a majority of the voters in the municipality voting in the election votes in favor of the tax. Increments approved by voters prior to the effective date of this 2019 act shall be included in the increments approved by the voters, as provided in this paragraph.".

 

     2. On page 71, line 18, strike "municipal" and insert in lieu thereof "county".

 

     3. On page 71, strike lines 24 and 25 in their entirety and on page 72, strike lines 1 through 3 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof:

 

"Of that one and twenty-five hundredths percent:

                (1) a governing body may choose to require an election to impose increments that total one percent; and

 

                (2) increments up to a total of twenty-five hundredths percent shall not go into effect until after an election is held and a majority of the voters in the county voting in the election votes in favor of the tax. Increments approved by voters prior to the effective date of this 2019 act shall be included in the increments approved by the voters, as provided in this paragraph.".

 

     4. On page 72, line 6, after "exceed", strike the remainder of the line, strike lines 7 through 12 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof:

 

"one-half percent. Of that one-half percent:

 

                (1) a governing body may choose to require an election to impose increments that total twelve hundredths percent; and

 

                (2) remaining increments, totaling thirty-eight hundredths percent, shall not go into effect until after an election is held and a majority of the voters in the county area voting in the election votes in favor of the tax. Increments approved by voters prior to the effective date of this 2019 act shall be included in the increments approved by the voters, as provided in this paragraph.".,

 

and thence referred to the TAXATION & REVENUE COMMITTEE.                         

                             Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                 

Miguel P. Garcia, Chair

 

 

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

 

Date

 

 

The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against

Yes:      6

No:       0

Excused:  Gallegos, DY

Absent:   None

 

 

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