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2011 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2096

Ad valorem taxes; authorize cities to designate areas in which certain residences are exempt from city ad valorem taxes.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on February 23, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF ANY MUNICIPALITY TO DESIGNATE ANY RESIDENTIAL AREA WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPALITY AS A RESIDENTIAL ENTERPRISE ZONE; TO PROVIDE THAT RESIDENCES THAT QUALIFY FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION THAT ARE LOCATED IN A RESIDENTIAL ENTERPRISE ZONE SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM AD VALOREM TAXATION, EXCEPT AD VALOREM TAXATION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT PURPOSES, FOR A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN 5 YEARS FROM THE DATE THE AREA IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED WAS DESIGNATED A RESIDENTIAL ENTERPRISE ZONE; TO REQUIRE ANY PERSON DESIRING TO OBTAIN THE EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED IN THIS SECTION TO FILE A WRITTEN APPLICATION THEREFOR WITH THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY; 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

Its course

January 4 to February 23, 2011, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateJan 4 to Feb 23 · stopped50 days

FinanceJan 4 to Feb 23 · stopped50 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 4 – Feb 23

  1. Jan 4Referred to the Senate committees on Finance and on Municipalities
  2. Feb 23Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 4Referred To Finance;MunicipalitiesSenate
  2. Feb 23Died In CommitteeSenate