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SB 547 Constitutional amendment; localities to establish either income or financial worth limitations.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); property exempt from taxation. Provides for a referendum at the November 2010 election on the approval of a proposed constitutional amendment relating to property exempt from taxation. The proposed amendment allows the General Assembly to authorize localities to establish their own income or financial worth limitations for purposes of granting property tax relief for homeowners not less than 65 years of age or permanently and totally disabled. The Constitution presently requires a showing that the homeowners granted property tax relief bear an extraordinary tax burden on the property in relation to their income or financial worth as provided by the General Assembly by state law. This bill is identical to HB 16.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102565D pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB547ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/12/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0678) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102565D
- 01/13/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/25/10 Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Constitutional Amendments, Reapportionment, Referenda
- 01/26/10 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/10 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/02/10 Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/10 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/10 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/16/10 House: Read first time
- 02/16/10 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/17/10 House: Assigned P & E sub: #1 Constitutional
- 02/22/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/10 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/10 House: Read second time
- 03/02/10 House: Read third time
- 03/02/10 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/10 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/10 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/10/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB547ER)
- 03/10/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/12/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 678 (effective - see bill)
- 04/12/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0678)