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CS/CS/HB 61: Property Tax Exemption/Veterans

GENERAL BILL by Sansom ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Allen ; Ambler ; Antone ; Bullard ; Cantens ; Clarke ; Cretul ; Davis ; Evers ; Galvano ; Gottlieb ; Greenstein ; Harrell ; Hogan ; Kendrick ; Kilmer ; Kottkamp ; Littlefield ; Murzin ; Needelman ; Slosberg ; Sobel ; Stargel ; Wishner ; Zapata

Property Tax Exemption/Veterans; entitles disabled veterans & surviving spouses of such veterans to exemption from taxation of value of certain property under certain circumstances; provides for grandfathering persons currently receiving exemption. Amends 196.24.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/2/2003 Senate - Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/10/2003 House • Prefiled
1/29/2003 House • Referred to Veterans' & Military Affairs (LGV); Local Government & Veterans' Affairs; Finance & Tax
2/7/2003 House • On Subcommittee agenda-- Veterans' & Military Affairs (LGV), 02/20/03, 10:45 am, Reed Hall
2/20/2003 House • Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Veterans' & Military Affairs (LGV); YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/21/2003 House • Now in Local Government & Veterans' Affairs
3/4/2003 House • Introduced, referred to Veterans' & Military Affairs (LGV); Local Government & Veterans' Affairs; Finance & Tax -HJ 00028; On Subcommittee agenda-- Veterans' & Military Affairs (LGV), 02/20/03, 10:45 am, Reed Hall; Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Veterans' & Military Affairs (LGV); YEAS 8 NAYS 0; Now in Local Government & Veterans' Affairs; On Committee agenda-- Local Government & Veterans' Affairs, 03/06/03, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall
3/6/2003 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Local Government & Veterans' Affairs; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 00154
3/10/2003 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
3/12/2003 House • Now in Finance & Tax -HJ 00154
3/14/2003 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance & Tax, 03/18/03, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
3/18/2003 House • Favorable with CS amendment by- Finance & Tax; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -HJ 00227
3/20/2003 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00227
4/1/2003 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00273; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00274
4/8/2003 House • Read third time -HJ 00340; Passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 00340
4/10/2003 Senate • In Messages
4/16/2003 Senate • Received, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 00452
5/2/2003 Senate • Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning