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SB 62 Residences; grants for purchasing or expending money on existing property to improve accessibility.
Introduced by: Linda T. Puller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Residential Improved Accessibility and Universal Visitability Grant Program. Establishes a grant program for homeowners and contractors for the purchase or construction of new residences or renovations to existing residences designed to improve accessibility or to provide universal visitability. The grant program would be administered by the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development. Subject to funds being appropriated by the General Assembly, the Director would be authorized to award up to $1 million in grants each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2016. The maximum grant allowed would be (i) $5,000 for the purchase or construction of a new residence or (ii) 50 percent of the amount expended, but not to exceed $5,000, for the retrofitting or renovation of an existing residence. The Director each fiscal year would allocate $500,000 in grants for the purchase or construction of new residences and $500,000 in grants for the retrofitting or renovation of existing residences.
FULL TEXT
- 12/18/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101954D pdf | impact statement
- 02/04/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104734D-S1 pdf
- 02/07/14 Senate: Printed as engrossed 14104734D-ES1 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/18/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101954D
- 12/18/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/04/14 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104734D-S1
- 02/05/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/14 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/14 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/14 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/07/14 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 14104734D-S1
- 02/07/14 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/07/14 Senate: Amendments by Senator Puller agreed to
- 02/07/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB62ES1
- 02/07/14 Senate: Printed as engrossed 14104734D-ES1
- 02/10/14 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/14 House: Read first time
- 02/12/14 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/18/14 House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/19/14 House: Referred from Finance by voice vote
- 02/19/14 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 03/04/14 House: Left in Appropriations