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CS/CS/HB 313: Homestead Exemption/Elderly Housing

GENERAL BILL by Council for Smarter Government ; Local Government & Veterans Affairs ; Gibson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Davis ; Hogan ; Berfield ; Cantens ; Mahon ; Slosberg ; Lerner ; Sobel ; Richardson ; Kilmer ; Brutus ; Gelber ; Rich ; Joyner ; Fields

Homestead Exemption/Elderly Housing; provides for reduction in assessment for constructed or reconstructed living quarters for parents or grandparents of homestead property owners or of their spouses; provides limitations; provides application procedures; provides penalties for making willfully false statement in application; provides for adjustment of assessed value of property when property owner is no longer eligible for reduction in assessment. Creates 193.703.

Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 5/1/2002 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-226; See also CS/HJR 317 (Passed)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/24/2001 House • Prefiled
11/6/2001 House • Referred to Local Government & Veterans Affairs (SGC); Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC); Council for Smarter Government
11/16/2001 House • On Committee agenda-- Local Government & Veterans Affairs (SGC), 11/27/01, 2:45 pm, Reed Hall
11/27/2001 House • CS by Local Government & Veterans Affairs (SGC); YEAS 11 NAYS 0
12/6/2001 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6
12/17/2001 House • Now in Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC)
12/21/2001 House • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC), 01/11/02, 9:00 am, 214-C
1/11/2002 House • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC); YEAS 11 NAYS 0
1/15/2002 House • Now in Council for Smarter Government
1/22/2002 House • Introduced, referred to Local Government & Veterans Affairs (SGC); Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC); Council for Smarter Government -HJ 00028; On Committee agenda-- Local Government & Veterans Affairs (SGC), 11/27/01, 2:45 pm, Reed Hall; CS by Local Government & Veterans Affairs (SGC); YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 00079; CS read first time on 01/22/02 -HJ 00076; Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00079; Now in Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC) -HJ 00079; On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC), 01/11/02, 9:00 am, 214-C; Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC); YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 00081; Now in Council for Smarter Government -HJ 00081
1/28/2002 House • On Council agenda-- Council for Smarter Government, 01/30/02, 4:30 pm, Morris Hall
1/30/2002 House • CS/CS by- Council for Smarter Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 00224
2/12/2002 House • CS read first time on 02/12/02 -HJ 00222
2/6/2002 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00224
2/7/2002 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00224
2/13/2002 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00237
2/20/2002 House • Read third time -HJ 00258; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00258; CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 00258
2/27/2002 Senate • In Messages
3/6/2002 Senate • Received, referred to Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; Finance and Taxation; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00450; Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; Finance and Taxation; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00409; Substituted for CS/SB 506 -SJ 00409; Read second time -SJ 00409
3/7/2002 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00459; CS passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 0 -SJ 00459
3/13/2002 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 01223
4/17/2002 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/1/2002 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-226; See also CS/HJR 317 (Passed)