Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Municipalities Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2568
Economic development; certain agreements by counties & cities with economic development projects may be binding not more than 20 years.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF A COUNTY OR THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF A MUNICIPALITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH CERTAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO PROVIDE WATER, SEWER AND OTHER COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, AND PROVIDING THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OR GOVERNING AUTHORITIES WILL AGREE IN ADVANCE TO APPROVE ANY REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM AD VALOREM TAXES IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW AND THAT ANY SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL BE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED IN THIS SECTION MAY BE FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 20 YEARS AND SHALL BE BINDING ON FUTURE BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OR 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 20 to March 6, 2012, 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 SenateFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days
MunicipalitiesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 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 Feb 20 – Mar 6
- Feb 20Referred to the Senate committees on Municipalities and on Finance
- Mar 6Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 20Referred To Municipalities;FinanceSenate
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeSenate