Martin Nesbitt, Jr. voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Fiscal Budget of 2006
Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $18.92 billion for the 2006-2007 fiscal year, which includes a salary increase for public school teachers. The bill also reduces state sales tax from 4.5 percent to 4.25 percent and reduces the top tier income taxes from 8.25 percent to 8.125 percent.
Title: Fiscal Budget of 2006
Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $18.82 billion for the 2006-07 fiscal year, including an average 8 percent increase in public school teacher salary. The state minimum wage will be increased to $6.15 and the wholesale gasoline excise tax will be capped at 12.4 cents a gallon from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007. The bill also reduces the state sales tax from 4.5 percent to 4.25 percent and reduces the top income taxe rate from 8.25 percent to 8 percent.
Title: Fiscal Budget of 2006