Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 278 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-21 - Left in Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Study; local government fiscal stress; report. Establishes a 15-member joint subcommittee to study local government fiscal stress. The two-year joint subcommittee shall review (i) the taxing authorities of local governments, including the disparity between city and county tax authority; (ii) local responsibilities for service delivery of state-mandated or high priority programs, (iii) causes of fiscal stress among local governments, (iv) the current state tax system, including the future of the car tax; and (v) potential financial incentives and other governmental reforms to encourage increased regional cooperation and consolidation of services.

Study; local government fiscal stress; report.

Sen. Emmett Hanger [R]

Sen. Rosalyn Dance [D]

Sen. Barbara Favola [D]

2017-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-21	House	Left in Rules
2017-02-09	House	Referred to Committee on Rules
2017-02-09	House	Placed on Calendar
2017-02-07	Senate	Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
2017-02-07	Senate	Read third time
2017-02-06	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2017-02-03	Senate	Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
2017-02-02	Senate	Reported from Rules by voice vote
2017-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rules
2017-01-10	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103879D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SJ278
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SJ278+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0297SJ0278+SJ0278