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2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2399

Ad valorem tax; authorize partial exemption for agricultural land that is converted to a residential use.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 17, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF A COUNTY AND/OR THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF A MUNICIPALITY TO GRANT A PARTIAL AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION FOR AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY THAT IS BEING CONVERTED TO A RESIDENTIAL USE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE IN THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY FOR AGRICULTURAL USE AND THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY FOR RESIDENTIAL USE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXEMPTION SHALL END WHEN THE PROPERTY IS OCCUPIED BY A HOMEOWNER; TO PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH A REQUEST FOR SUCH EXEMPTION MUST BE MADE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Bob M. Dearing, Giles Ward

Its course

January 8 to March 17, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action6 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 8 to Feb 1942 days

FinanceJan 8 to Feb 1740 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 17 · stopped26 days

Ways and MeansFeb 24 to Mar 17 · stopped21 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 8 – Feb 19

  1. Jan 8Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Feb 17Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 19Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 17

  1. Feb 20Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  3. Mar 17Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8Referred To FinanceSenate
  2. Feb 17Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 19PassedSenate
  4. Feb 20Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 24Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 17Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives