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2024 SESSION

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HB 944 Forest Sustainability Fund; fund allocation.

Introduced by: Alfonso H. Lopez | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Forest Sustainability Fund; fund allocation. Provides that moneys from the Forest Sustainability Fund must be allocated proportionally among localities that forgo tax revenues as a result of the use value assessment and taxation for real estate devoted for forest use. The bill specifies that no locality shall receive an allocation of more than four percent or less than one-half of one percent of available funds from the Fund. This bill is identical to SB 129.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101329D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/28/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB944ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0699)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101329D
• 01/09/24  House: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 01/25/24  House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
• 01/31/24  House: Referred from Finance by voice vote
• 01/31/24  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/31/24  House: Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
• 02/02/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/24  House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/24  House: Read first time
• 02/07/24  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/08/24  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
• 02/21/24  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/24  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/24  House: Enrolled
• 02/28/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB944ER)
• 02/28/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 699 (effective 7/1/24)
• 04/08/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0699)