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Committee clears bill letting San Luis Obispo voters decide on countywide transportation tax above 2%
Summary
SB 333, sponsored by Senator Laird, would allow San Luis Obispo County voters to decide whether the combined sales tax rate could exceed 2% to fund transportation; the committee moved the bill to the Senate floor after testimony from local government and a roll-call vote of 4–1.
Senator Laird presented Senate Bill 333, which would allow San Luis Obispo County voters to decide whether to raise the combined local sales tax rate above 2 percent to fund transportation projects. The Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation voted to pass the bill to the Senate floor.
Laird said several cities in San Luis Obispo County are near the statutory 2 percent limit and that SB 333 would enable countywide discussion and allow voters to choose, noting the…
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