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Shelby County jail financing bill rolled after legal questions about tax rate and sunset
Summary
Lawmakers moved House Bill 3 08 to the hill calendar after legal staff identified problems in how the bill’s sales‑tax increase and sunset would operate; sponsors said they will correct language and return the measure to committee.
House Bill 3 08, a Shelby County measure that would authorize a countywide sales‑tax referendum to raise revenue for a new jail, was rolled from the committee calendar after legal counsel advised the bill required correction.
Sponsor Representative Gillespie said the bill would allow Shelby County voters to choose a one‑percent sales tax increase to fund construction of a new jail and pointed to estimates placing construction costs far…
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