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SB 594 Towns; allowed to acquire land, not by condemnation, within their boundaries or 3 miles outside.
Introduced by: Barbara A. Favola | William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Acquisition of land by localities. Allows counties and cities to acquire land within their boundaries for development of business or industry by voluntary sale, but not by condemnation; current law allows such land acquisition only by towns.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/12 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12104098D pdf
- 02/07/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105266D-S1 pdf
- 03/02/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB594ER) pdf
- 03/23/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0389) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/19/12 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12104098D
- 01/19/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/07/12 Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105266D-S1
- 02/09/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/12 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105266D-S1
- 02/10/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB594S1
- 02/13/12 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/12 House: Read first time
- 02/17/12 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/20/12 House: Assigned CC & T sub: #2
- 02/23/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/12 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/12 House: Read second time
- 02/28/12 House: Read third time
- 02/28/12 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/12 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB594ER)
- 03/02/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/23/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 389 (effective 7/1/12)
- 03/23/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0389)