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2007 House Bill 4441 (Authorize Proposal A “pop up” exemption ) (House Roll Call 44)

Passed in the House (58 to 50) on March 14, 2007, to temporarily raise the real estate transfer tax applied to sales of primary residences from .75 percent to .85 percent, and give this tax revenue to the county and local government in which a parcel is located. These would be required to use the money for extra public safety spending. The higher tax would not apply to new construction. The higher tax and revised distribution would be in effect from April 1, 2007 to Sept. 1, 2008. The bill is tie barred to HB 4440 (each will only become law if the other does), which authorizes a temporary moratorium on the Proposal A taxable value “pop-up” for property that is sold as a homestead (principle residence). [History, Amendments & Comments]

The vote was 58 in favor, 50 opposed, and 2 not voting
(House Roll Call 44 at House Journal 25)

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Legislators (Democrat)
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58 total votes
Legislators (Republican)
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52 total votes
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The following legislators supported 2007 House Bill 4441 (Authorize Proposal A “pop up” exemption ):

Angerer (D) Ball (R) Bauer (D) Bennett (D) Bieda (D) Brown (D)
Byrnes (D) Byrum (D) Cheeks (D) Clack (D) Clemente (D) Condino (D)
Constan (D) Coulouris (D) Cushingberry (D) Dean (D) Dillon (D) Donigan (D)
Ebli (D) Espinoza (D) Farrah (D) Gaffney (R) Gillard (D) Gonzales (D)
Griffin (D) Hammel (D) Hammon (D) Hood (D) Hopgood (D) Jackson (D)
Johnson (D) Jones, Rick (R) Jones, Robert (D) Lahti (D) Law, Kathleen (D) LeBlanc (D)
Leland (D) Lemmons (D) Lindberg (D) Mayes (D) McDowell (D) Meadows (D)
Meisner (D) Melton (D) Miller (D) Nofs (R) Polidori (D) Sak (D)
Scott (D) Sheltrown (D) Smith, Alma (D) Smith, Virgil (D) Spade (D) Tobocman (D)
Vagnozzi (D) Valentine (D) Warren (D) Young (D)   

The following legislators opposed 2007 House Bill 4441 (Authorize Proposal A “pop up” exemption ):

Acciavatti (R) Agema (R) Amos (R) Booher (R) Brandenburg (R) Calley (R)
Casperson (R) Caswell (R) Caul (R) Corriveau (D) DeRoche (R) Elsenheimer (R)
Emmons (R) Garfield (R) Green (R) Hansen (R) Hildenbrand (R) Hoogendyk (R)
Horn (R) Huizenga (R) Hune (R) Knollenberg (R) LaJoy (R) Law, David (R)
Marleau (R) Meekhof (R) Meltzer (R) Moolenaar (R) Moore (R) Moss (R)
Nitz (R) Opsommer (R) Palmer (R) Palsrok (R) Pastor (R) Pavlov (R)
Pearce (R) Proos (R) Robertson (R) Rocca (R) Schuitmaker (R) Shaffer (R)
Sheen (R) Simpson (D) Stahl (R) Stakoe (R) Steil (R) Walker (R)
Ward (R) Wenke (R)     

The following legislators did not vote on 2007 House Bill 4441 (Authorize Proposal A “pop up” exemption ):

Accavitti (D) Wojno (D)

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Most Recent Comments

1) whats the future hold [by Anonymous Citizen on April 3, 2007]
So let me get this straight, freeze the POP UP tax but raise the transfer tax? Does the transfer tax get lowered whent he POP UP freeze is lifted, or is it the plan to keep it higher in the future anyway. Just another angle of thought. I felt the POP UP freeze sounded good until it was glued to 4441
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2) single mother homeowner [by Anonymous Citizen on March 19, 2007]
I experienced a major increse in my total mortgage payment in just 2yrs. I live on a 25,000 salary and a major budget, so when my relator sold me the house without telling me I felt violated. I was'nt old enough to vote when proposal A was in effect so I still suffer. I may have to sell my home if it goes up any further. Angry homeowner l
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3) Pop-up Moratorium [by Anonymous Citizen on March 16, 2007]
Please write your Legislator on this one!
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