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CS/HB 1257: Fiscally Constrained Counties

GENERAL BILL by Pickens ; Brown ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Attkisson ; Bean ; Cretul ; Dean ; Gibson ; Grimsley ; Jennings ; Kendrick ; Proctor ; Richardson ; Stansel

Fiscally Constrained Counties; provides for distribution of tax revenue to said counties; provides for transitional emergency distribution from Local Government Half-cent Sales Tax Clearing Trust Fund to certain fiscally constrained counties; provides eligibility criteria to qualify as fiscally constrained county; provides for distribution of additional funds to certain fiscally constrained counties, etc. Amends Ch. 212.20, 218.65, 288.0656,.1169, 985.2155; creates 218.67. APPROPRIATION: $2,000,000.

Effective Date: 07/01/2005
Last Action: 5/6/2005 Senate - Died in Committee on Community Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/1/2005 House • Filed
3/8/2005 House • Introduced -HJ 00107
3/14/2005 House • Referred to Finance & Tax (FC); Local Government Council; Fiscal Council -HJ 00223
3/25/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance & Tax (FC), 03/29/05, 8:00 am, 404-H
3/29/2005 House • Favorable by Finance & Tax (FC); YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 00297; Now in Local Government Council -HJ 00297
4/4/2005 House • On Council agenda-- Local Government Council, 04/06/05, 1:00 pm, 404-H
4/6/2005 House • Favorable by Local Government Council; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00459; Now in Fiscal Council -HJ 00459
4/13/2005 House • On Council agenda-- Fiscal Council, 04/15/05, 9:45 am, 212-K
4/15/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by- Fiscal Council; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -HJ 00589
4/19/2005 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00589
4/21/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00611; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00611; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00611
4/26/2005 House • Read third time -HJ 00692; Passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 00692
4/26/2005 Senate • In Messages
4/28/2005 Senate • Received, referred to Community Affairs; Government Efficiency Appropriations -SJ 00705
5/6/2005 Senate • Died in Committee on Community Affairs