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SB 712: Municipalities/Business Enterprises

GENERAL BILL by Bronson

Municipalities/Business Enterprises; provides legislative findings; authorizes municipal governing bodies to expend public funds to attract & retain business enterprises; specifies that such use of public funds constitutes public purpose & defines economic development activities that qualify as such public purpose. Amends 166.021.

Effective Date: 04/30/1998
Last Action: 4/30/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-37 -SJ 01522
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/21/1998 Senate • Prefiled
1/28/1998 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Community Affairs; Ways and Means
3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Community Affairs; Ways and Means -SJ 00048
3/6/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Economic Opportunities, 03/12/98, 9:00 am, Room-EL
3/12/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Commerce and Economic Opportunities -SJ 00181
3/13/1998 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 00181
3/18/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/23/98, 3:00 pm, Room-309C
3/23/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable by Community Affairs -SJ 00303
3/24/1998 Senate • Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00303
4/1/1998 Senate • Withdrawn from Ways and Means -SJ 00324; Placed on Calendar
4/8/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00406; Read second time -SJ 00401; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00401; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00401
4/9/1998 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00421; Passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 00421; Immediately certified -SJ 00421
4/9/1998 House • In Messages
4/15/1998 House • Received -HJ 00613; Placed on Consent Calendar -HJ 00613
4/16/1998 House • Substituted for HB 3497 -HJ 00647; Read second and third times -HJ 00648; Passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 1 -HJ 00648; Immediately certified -HJ 00677
4/16/1998 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 00505
4/22/1998 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 00827
4/30/1998 • Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-37 -SJ 01522