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2002 SESSION

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HB 344 Open-space special districts.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Open-space special districts. Allows local governments to create, by ordinance, a service district with the authority to acquire interests in real property in order to preserve open-space land. Currently, such service districts are limited to purchasing development rights that are to be dedicated as easements for conservation and open-space purposes.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/02 022159404  pdf
• 03/05/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB344ER)  pdf
• 03/27/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0198)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/02 022159404
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/18/02  House: Assigned to C. C. T. sub-committee: 2
• 02/08/02  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/02  House: Read first time
• 02/11/02  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/12/02  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 02/12/02  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/13/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/13/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/19/02  Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/02  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/02  Senate: Read third time
• 02/22/02  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB344ER)
• 03/06/02  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 198 (effective 7/1/02)
• 03/27/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0198)