Daily bulletin [2009 : March 4, v.2009 : no.21]

Daily Bulletin ACTIONS BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY School of Government The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Legislative Reporting Service, Box 7294 State Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC 27601 Phone 919.733.2484 - Fax 919.715.3464 - www.dbulletin.org House Legislative Day 21 Vol. 2009, No. 21 Senate Legislative Day 21 Wednesday, March 4, 2009 SUMMARIES OF BILLS FILED HOUSE BILLS H 394. RALEIGH MOTOR VEHICLES. Filed 3/4/09. TO ALLOW THE CITY OF RALEIGH TO INCREASE ITS MOTOR VEHICLE PRIVILEGE LICENSE TAX. Amends GS 20-97(b), as it applies to Raleigh under SL 2007-333, to increase the maximum vehicle tax that may be levied by the city of Raleigh from $20 to $25. As under existing law, requires that the proceeds of any levy above $15 shall be used exclusively for transportation-related purposes, including sidewalks. Intro, by Ross, Weiss. WAKE H 395. SURRY COUNTY OCCUPANCY TAX. Filed 3/4/09. TO CREATE A SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT MADE UP OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF SURRY COUNTY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT IN SURRY COUNTY TO LEVY A SIX PERCENT ROOM OCCUPANCY TAX. Creates a new taxing district made up of the unincorporated areas within Surry County and authorizes the Surry County Board of Commissioners to levy a room occupancy tax of up to 6% within the district. Provides that the tax must be administered and repealed as provided in GS 153A-155, the uniform occupancy tax provisions for counties. Requires the county commissioners, if they adopt a resolution levying the occupancy tax, to create the Surry County District S Tourism Development Authority (TDA), at least one-third of the members of which must be individuals affiliated with businesses that collect the tax in the district, and at least one-half of the members of which must be individuals currently active in the promotion of travel and tourism in the district. Requires the TDA to use at least two-thirds of the proceeds remitted to it to promote travel and tourism in the Surry County District S and to use the remainder for tourism-related expenditures. Provides that the TDA shall receive the gross proceeds of the tax minus the cost to the town of administering the tax, not to exceed 3% of the first $500,000 collected annually and 1% of the remaining amount collected annually. Makes a corresponding change to GS 153A-155. Intro, by Stevens. SURRY H 396. RAISE INCOME LIMIT FOR HOMESTEAD EXCLUSION. Filed 3/4/09. TO INCREASE THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY LIMIT FOR THE HOMESTEAD EXCLUSION TO THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. Amends GS 105-277.1 (a2) to raise the income eligibility level for the elderly or disabled homestead property tax exclusion from $25,600 to $35,000 for the tax year beginning on July 1, 2009. As under existing law, this income level will be adjusted annually by the same percentage as any cost-of-living adjustment made to Social Security benefits. Makes a conforming change. Effective for taxable years beginning on or after July 1, 2009. Intro, by Hilton, Setzer, R. Warren. GS 105 © 2009 School of Government The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill This work is copyrighted and subject to "fair use" as permitted by federal copyright law. No portion of this publication maybe reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means w ithout the express written permission of the publisher. Distribution by third parties is prohibited. Prohibited distribution includes, but is not limited to, posting, e-mailing, faxing, archiving in a public database, installing on intranets or servers, and redistributing via a computer network or in printed form. Unauthorized use or reproduction may result in legal action against the unauthorized user.