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2002 SESSION

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HB 183 Churches; quantity of real property trustees may hold.

Introduced by: Harry J. Parrish | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Religious and charitable matters; quantity of real property trustees may hold. Authorizes trustees of a church to take and hold in any city or town not more than 50 acres of land at any one time, provided such acreage is to be devoted exclusively, and is subsequently so devoted, to (i) a church building, chapel, cemetery; (ii) offices exclusively used for administrative purposes of the church; (iii) a Sunday school or parochial school building or playgrounds thereof; (iv) parking lots for the convenience of those attending any of the foregoing; (v) administrative offices located on such church property leased by the church to a nonprofit hospital; or (vi) a church manse, parsonage or rectory. The bill also provides for the Office of the Attorney General to intervene on behalf of any city, town or county to enforce the statutory provisions limiting the real and personal property that churches may own.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Religious and charitable matters; quantity of real property trustees may hold. Authorizes trustees of a church to take and hold in any city or town not more than 50 acres of land at any one time, provided such acreage is to be devoted exclusively, and is subsequently so devoted, to a church building, chapel, cemetery, offices exclusively used for administrative purposes of the church, a Sunday school or parochial school building or playgrounds thereof, and parking lots for the convenience of those attending any of the foregoing, and a church manse, parsonage or rectory.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Religious and charitable matters; quantity of real property trustees may hold. Authorizes trustees of a church to take and hold in any city or town not more than 50 acres of land at any one time, provided such acreage is to be devoted exclusively, and is subsequently so devoted, to a church building, chapel, cemetery, offices exclusively used for administrative purposes of the church, a Sunday school or parochial school building or playgrounds thereof, and parking lots for the convenience of those attending any of the foregoing, and a church manse, parsonage or rectory.