Kentucky House Bill 310 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-26 - to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Pending: House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Propose to create a section of the Constitution of Kentucky to increase the sales and uses tax rate by three-eighths of one percent for a period of time from July 1, 2011, until June 30, 2034; to establish an outdoor heritage fund, a parks and trails fund, a clean water fund and a sustainable drinking water account, and an arts and cultural heritage fund in the state treasury; to dedicate certain percentages of the sales and uses tax increase to these various funds; to clarify that these dedicated moneys are supplemental and not to be used as a substitute; to mandate that land acquired with money from the outdoor heritage fund be open to the public for hunting and fishing; to permit an adjustment by law if the sales and uses tax rate changes; to submit to the voters for approval or disapproval.

AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to appropriations and revenue.

Rep. Mary Marzian [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-26		to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2010-01-22		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB310.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB310/bill.doc