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CS/CS/HB 449: Public Fairs and Expositions

GENERAL BILL by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee ; Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee ; Steube ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Boyd ; Caldwell ; Ford ; Horner ; Smith

Public Fairs and Expositions; Revises requirements for proposed charter of fair association; revises primary objective of fair association for purposes of oath required to be taken by subscribers; revises public notice requirements for fair association charter applications; authorizes fair association to file charter with DOS in addition to DACS; revises requirements for amendments to fair association charters; exempts certain money & property of fair association from taxation; revises provisions for use of remaining property upon dissolution of fair association; revises powers of fair associations; revises authority of fair associations to contract with state & local governments for use of land; revises exemptions from certain local business taxes for annual public fairs held by fair association; revises provisions that prohibit making false statements in annual public fair permit or application for distribution of certain licenses taxes; prohibits fair association from conducting more than one annual public fair; revises requirements for annual public fair permit fees; revises waiver requirements from minimum exhibit requirements; revises provisions that prohibit trespassing upon public fair grounds; removes limitations on use of certain buildings for public fairs.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 5/6/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-204
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/21/2011 House • Filed
10/28/2011 House • Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 45
11/29/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee, 12/06/11, 3:30 pm, Reed Hall
12/6/2011 House • CS by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 177
12/8/2011 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
12/12/2011 House • Now in Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee -HJ 170
1/9/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee, 01/11/12, 11:30 am, Webster Hall
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 45
• CS by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 166
1/11/2012 House • CS/CS by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 228
1/17/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 221
1/23/2012 House • Original reference(s) removed: Finance and Tax Committee
• CS referred to State Affairs Committee -HJ 246
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 246
• On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 01/25/12, 2:00 pm, Morris Hall
1/25/2012 House • Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 283
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 283
2/20/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 717
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 764
• Amendment(s) adopted (971641) -HJ 764
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 112 NAYS 0 -HJ 764
2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
2/28/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 703
• Referred to Agriculture; Community Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Budget -SJ 703
3/1/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Agriculture; Community Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Budget -SJ 731
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 731
• Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 502 -SJ 731
• Read 2nd time -SJ 731
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/2/2012 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 768
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 768
3/2/2012 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1059
4/20/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/4/2012 • Approved by Governor
5/6/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-204