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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

SB 531

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exempting a city, town, village, or school district from a county library tax.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a county board may levy a tax for the purpose of providing

public library services to county residents. A city, town, village, or school district

located in the county is exempt from the county tax if the city, town, village, or school

district levies a tax for public library services at a rate that is equal to or greater than

the county library tax rate.

This bill provides an exemption from the county library tax if the city, town,

village, or school district levies a tax for public library services and spends for a

library fund an amount that is not less than the average of the three previous years,

the county board approves the exemption, and (for the first year of exemption under

this new method) the city, town, village, or school district qualified for the exemption

using the current law method described above in each of the three previous years.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R)

3 cosponsors

J. Ott (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Stroebel (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 12, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 29, 2012 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Darling;Cosponsored by Representatives J. Ott, LeMahieu and Stroebel

  2. Feb 29, 2012 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions

  3. Mar 2, 2012 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Tax Exemptions and rereferred to committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs, pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c)

  5. Mar 8, 2012 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Mar 9, 2012 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Mar 12, 2012 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  8. Mar 12, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Mar 23, 2012 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1