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CS/CS/SB 278: Downtown Development Districts

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Finance and Tax ; Diaz de la Portilla

Downtown Development Districts; Authorizing municipalities larger than a certain population and located in certain counties to levy an ad valorem tax on real and personal property in downtown development districts, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
 Last Action: 5/22/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-43
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/7/2015 Senate • Filed
1/15/2015 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 49
1/26/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/03/15, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
2/3/2015 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 158
• Now in Finance and Tax -SJ 158
2/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 02/16/15, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building --Meeting cancelled
2/23/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/02/15, 1:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building --Meeting cancelled
3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 49
3/11/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/16/15, 2:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building --Amendment Adopted -Temporarily Postponed
3/18/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/23/15, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
3/23/2015 Senate • CS by Finance and Tax; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 253
3/24/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time -SJ 255
3/25/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 253
4/6/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/09/15, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/9/2015 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 377
4/10/2015 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 377
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/14/15
4/13/2015 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 380
4/14/2015 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 422
4/22/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 472
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/23/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 578
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 2 -SJ 578
4/23/2015 House • In Messages
4/24/2015 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 845
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/15
• Received -HJ 845
4/27/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 862
• Substituted for CS/HB 833 -HJ 862
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/28/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 882
• CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 4 -HJ 882
4/28/2015 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 703
5/7/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/21/2015 • Approved by Governor
5/22/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-43