Post by Logan on Feb 23, 2016 8:56:46 GMT -6
The proposed half-cent sales tax hike that would help fund Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard's plan to raise teacher pay has survived a difficult political test.
House lawmakers voted 47-21 Monday to approve the bill, meeting the two-thirds requirement to pass through the House. It now heads to the Senate.
The proposal last week fell just one vote short of the two-thirds margin.
But supporters successfully pushed to have the bill reconsidered, and several lawmakers switched their votes on the proposal Monday.
Read more: www.capjournal.com/news/state-house-approves-proposed-sales-tax-hike-for-teacher-pay/article_fc054e2e-d9b1-11e5-a9a9-b34a08068a21.html
House lawmakers voted 47-21 Monday to approve the bill, meeting the two-thirds requirement to pass through the House. It now heads to the Senate.
The proposal last week fell just one vote short of the two-thirds margin.
But supporters successfully pushed to have the bill reconsidered, and several lawmakers switched their votes on the proposal Monday.
Read more: www.capjournal.com/news/state-house-approves-proposed-sales-tax-hike-for-teacher-pay/article_fc054e2e-d9b1-11e5-a9a9-b34a08068a21.html