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2003 SESSION

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HB 2603 Religious and charitable matters; qty of real property a church holds.

Introduced by: L. Preston Bryant, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Religious and charitable matters; quantity of real property a church may hold. Repeals the limitation on the amount of real property that a church may hold. Under current law, churches are limited to holding up to 15 acres in a city or town and up to 250 acres in a county. Current law also provides for a city or town council to enact an ordinance authorizing up to 50 acres to be held if the property is devoted exclusively to certain specified uses. Incorporates HB 1584.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 031118652  pdf
• 02/01/03  House: Committee substitute printed 032547652-H1  pdf
• 02/21/03  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2603ER)  pdf
• 03/27/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0813)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 031118652
• 01/08/03  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/14/03  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 3
• 01/23/03  House: Referred from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/03  House: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 01/27/03  House: Referred from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/03  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/31/03  House: Reported from C. C. T. with sub (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/01/03  House: Committee substitute printed 032547652-H1
• 02/01/03  House: Read first time
• 02/03/03  House: Read second time
• 02/03/03  House: Committee substitute agreed to 032547652-H1
• 02/03/03  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 032547652-H1
• 02/04/03  House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 4-N)
• 02/04/03  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 4-N)
• 02/04/03  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/05/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/05/03  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/12/03  Senate: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/03  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/03  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/03  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/03  Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/03  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/03  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2603ER)
• 02/22/03  House: Enrolled
• 02/22/03  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/23/03  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/21/03  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 813 (effective 7/1/03)
• 03/27/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0813)