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2007 SESSION
SJ 354 Constitutional amendment; exempts certain homeowners from taxation (first reference).
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SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); property exempt from taxation. Authorizes the General Assembly to enact legislation that will allow localities by ordinance to exempt from real property taxes, or defer real property taxes on, up to 20 percent of the value of residential or farm property that is the owner- occupant's primary dwelling and lived in continuously. This resolution incorporates SJRs 362, 371, 386, 398, 425 and 443.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078182804 pdf
- 01/31/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 075589820-S1 pdf
- 02/06/07 Senate: Printed as engrossed 075589820-ES1 pdf
- 03/12/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ354ER) pdf
- 04/10/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0843) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078182804
- 01/08/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/30/07 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
- 01/30/07 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/31/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 075589820-S1
- 02/01/07 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/07 Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/07 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/07 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 075589820-S1
- 02/06/07 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/06/07 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ354ES1
- 02/06/07 Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Agreed to by Senate (37-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: VOTE: (37-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/06/07 Senate: Printed as engrossed 075589820-ES1
- 02/08/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/07 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/08/07 House: Assigned P & E sub: #1 (Marshall, R.G.)
- 02/16/07 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 House: Taken up
- 02/20/07 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/07 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/07 House: Taken up
- 02/22/07 House: Agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/07 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/07 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/12/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ354ER)
- 03/12/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/26/07 House: Assigned Chapter 843 (effective 7/1/07)
- 04/10/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0843)