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2012 SESSION

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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)