SENATE BILL 59

Sponsored By:

Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

Entitled:

Agricultural Land Transfer Tax - Distribution and Use of Revenue

Synopsis:

Altering the distribution of revenues attributable to the agricultural land transfer tax; repealing a provision altering the distribution of State transfer tax revenues under specified circumstances; altering the authorized uses of specified revenues from the agricultural land transfer tax; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

11/2

Pre-filed

1/13

First Reading Budget and Taxation

Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m.

2/3

Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation

2/4

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

2/5

Third Reading Passed (43-0)

4/7

Returned Passed

House Action

2/10

First Reading Ways and Means

3/24

Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.

4/9

Favorable Report by Ways and Means

4/2

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/4

Third Reading Passed (138-0)

Action after passage in Senate and House

5/4

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 210

Sponsored by:

Budget and Taxation Committee, Chair

Departmental

Agriculture, Department of

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agriculture -see also- Farmland

Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation

Easements

Farmland

Public Corporations and Instrumentalities

Transfer Tax

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Economic Development

( 10-523 )

Tax - Property

( 13-306 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

Senate

Budget and Taxation

House

Ways and Means

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

February 5, 2010: Third Reading Passed (43-0)

House

April 4, 2010: Third Reading Passed (138-0)