Tennessee · 114
SB 889
Taxes - As enacted, increases, by 15 cents over a 10-year period, and subject to a two-thirds vote of the county legislative body, the maximum mineral severance tax rate that may be levied by a county on all sand, gravel, sandstone, chert, and limestone severed from the ground within its jurisdiction; removes the authorization for Smith County to allocate its mineral severance tax to the county general fund or a fund other than its county road fund. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 7, Part 2.
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Tennessee SB 889 amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 7, Part 2 to increase the maximum county mineral severance tax rate on sand, gravel, sandstone, chert, and limestone by 15 cents over a 10-year period, subject to a two-thirds vote of the county legislative body. The bill also removes authorization for Smith County to allocate its mineral severance tax to the general fund or any fund other than the county road fund.
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Roll-call votes on this bill
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
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| SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to… | upper | pass | 0 | 0 | 1 | Apr 1, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with… | upper | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 4, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |