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1998 SESSION

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HB 707 Property held for religious purposes.

Introduced by: Joe T. May | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Religious and charitable matters; property held for religious purposes. Authorizes the court, in cases where a religious congregation has ceased to occupy property as a place of worship, and at the request of the surviving trustees, to make an order to gift such property to any willing local, state or federal entity, or a willing private, nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization, provided the court finds that the property includes a historic landmark or building and the purpose of the gift is historic preservation of the property. The bill has an emergency provision.

FULL TEXT

• 01/23/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 988958340  pdf
• 02/09/98  House: Printed as engrossed 988958340-E  pdf
• 03/13/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB707ER)  pdf
• 04/14/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0258)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/23/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 988958340
• 01/23/98  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/27/98  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 6
• 02/05/98  House: Reported from General Laws with amds. (26-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/98  House: Read first time
• 02/09/98  House: Read second time
• 02/09/98  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/09/98  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/09/98  House: Printed as engrossed 988958340-E
• 02/10/98  House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N)
• 02/10/98  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 2-N)
• 02/10/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/11/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/25/98  Senate: Reported from General Laws with amd. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/98  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/98  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/98  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/27/98  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/27/98  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/27/98  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/03/98  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 2-N)
• 03/03/98  House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (97-Y 2-N)
• 03/03/98  House: Emergency clause added
• 03/13/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB707ER)
• 03/17/98  House: Enrolled
• 03/17/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/19/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/07/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 258 (effective 4/7/98)
• 04/14/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0258)