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2008 SESSION

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HJ 4 Constitutional amendment; exempts certain homeowners from taxation (second reference).

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Constitutional amendment (second 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 HJR 3, HJR 56, and HJR 121.

FULL TEXT

• 11/26/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087831404  pdf
• 01/25/08  House: Committee substitute printed 087680404-H1  pdf

HISTORY

• 11/26/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087831404
• 11/26/07  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/15/08  House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
• 01/25/08  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (18-Y 1-N)
• 01/25/08  House: Committee substitute printed 087680404-H1
• 01/29/08  House: Taken up
• 01/29/08  House: Committee substitute agreed to 087680404-H1
• 01/29/08  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ4H1
• 01/29/08  House: Agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/08  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/08  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/30/08  Senate: Reading waived
• 01/30/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/19/08  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 4-N)
• 02/21/08  Senate: Read second time
• 02/22/08  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/25/08  Senate: Read third time
• 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 rule 20(f)
• 02/25/08  Senate: Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections