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HB 11 Constitutional amendment; exempts certain homeowners from taxation (voter referendum).

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); property exempt from taxation. Provides for a referendum at the November 2008 election on approval of a proposed constitutional amendment relating to property tax exemptions. The proposed amendment authorizes the General Assembly to enact legislation that will allow localities by ordinance to exempt or partially 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. If approved by the voters, the amendment will take effect January 1, 2009. This bill incorporates HB 6 and HB 272.

FULL TEXT

• 11/26/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087616404  pdf | impact statement
• 01/25/08  House: Committee substitute printed 087679404-H1  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 11/26/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087616404
• 11/26/07  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/11/08  House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
• 01/25/08  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/08  House: Committee substitute printed 087679404-H1
• 01/28/08  House: Read first time
• 01/29/08  House: Read second time
• 01/29/08  House: Pending question ordered
• 01/29/08  House: Committee substitute agreed to 087679404-H1
• 01/29/08  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB11H1
• 01/30/08  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/08  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/08  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/31/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/31/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/19/08  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (14-Y 1-N)
• 02/21/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/08  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/25/08  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/08  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/25/08  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/25/08  Senate: Motion to recommit to committee agreed to (21-Y 19-N)
• 02/25/08  Senate: Recommitted to Privileges and Elections
• 02/25/08  Senate: Pursuant to Senate Rule 20(f)
• 02/25/08  Senate: Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections