HB 340-FN (2011): promoting parental choice in education and providing for an abatement from the education taxes for parents of children not enrolled in the public school system.
Cite this page
Granite Record indexes the General Court’s record; it is not that record. Where a citation allows only one source, cite the General Court — every page here links to what it is drawn from. The date below is the day the page was read.
- MLA
- “HB 340-FN (2011): promoting parental choice in education and providing for an abatement from the education taxes for parents of children not enrolled in the public school system.” Granite Record, https://graniterecord.org/bill/2011/hb340. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
- APA
- Granite Record. (n.d.). HB 340-FN (2011): promoting parental choice in education and providing for an abatement from the education taxes for parents of children not enrolled in the public school system. Retrieved 24 Oct. 2026, from https://graniterecord.org/bill/2011/hb340
- Chicago
- Granite Record. “HB 340-FN (2011): promoting parental choice in education and providing for an abatement from the education taxes for parents of children not enrolled in the public school system.” Accessed 24 Oct. 2026. https://graniterecord.org/bill/2011/hb340.
- BibTeX
@misc{bill-2011-hb340, title = {HB 340-FN (2011): promoting parental choice in education and providing for an abatement from the education taxes for parents of children not enrolled in the public school system.}, howpublished = {Granite Record}, url = {https://graniterecord.org/bill/2011/hb340}, note = {Accessed 24 Oct. 2026} }
HB 340-FN (2011)
promoting parental choice in education and providing for an abatement from the education taxes for parents of children not enrolled in the public school system.
- Status: Killed
- Term: 2011-2012
- House committee: Municipal and County Government
- Subject: Taxes - Local
The Story
It was introduced on January 6, 2011 and referred to the House Municipal and County Government committee. The committee held a public hearing on February 17, 2011. The committee met in executive session on March 1, 2011 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House kill it, and the minority recommended that the House pass it, by a vote of 14–2. The report was placed on the regular calendar. On March 16, 2011 the House voted to kill it on a roll call 227–114.
Sponsors
- Rep. Carol Vita (R - Straf 3) (prime sponsor)
- Rep. Lars Christiansen (R - Hills 27)
- Rep. Cameron DeJong (R - Hills 9)
- Rep. Laura Jones (R - Straf 1)
- Rep. Lucien Vita (R - Straf 3)
- Rep. Wyman Shuler (R - Rock 11)
- Rep. John Cebrowski (R - Hills 18)
- Sen. James Forsythe (R - SD4)
Hearings and Sessions
- February 17, 2011, 11:10 AM: public hearing, House Municipal and County Government, LOB 301
- March 1, 2011, 11:00 AM: executive session, House Municipal and County Government, LOB 301
Votes
- March 16, 2011, House: Inexpedient to Legislate — yeas 227, nays 114, passed
The Docket
- January 6, 2011: Introduced 1/6/2011 and referred to Municipal & County Government
- February 17, 2011: Public Hearing: 2/17/2011 11:10 AM LOB 301
- March 1, 2011: Executive Session: 3/1/2011 11:00 AM LOB 301
- March 2, 2011: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for Mar 15 (Vote 14-2; RC)
- March 2, 2011: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
- March 16, 2011: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 227-114
Laws It Would Change
Related Bills
- HB 756-LOCAL (2004): promoting parental choice in education and providing for an abatement from the education taxes for parents of children not enrolled in the public school system.