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SB 912: Affordable Housing

GENERAL BILL by Bennett ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Smith

Affordable Housing; Requires the inspector general to prepare an annual report. Provides a housing finance authority with an additional purpose for which it may exercise its power to borrow. Revises provisions relating to the elements of local comprehensive plans to authorize the inclusion of an element for affordable housing for certain seniors. Revises the allocation of certain proceeds distributed from the excise tax on documents that are paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the State Housing Trust Fund, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/3/2011 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 639 (Ch. 2011-189), SB 2156 (Ch. 2011-142) -SJ 777
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/9/2011 Senate • Filed
2/17/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget -SJ 70
2/25/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/07/11, 3:15 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/7/2011 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 117
3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 70
• Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 117
3/9/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/14/11, 1:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
3/14/2011 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 226
3/15/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 226
5/2/2011 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 672
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/11 -SJ 712
5/3/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 776
• Substituted HB 639 -SJ 777
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 639 (Ch. 2011-189), SB 2156 (Ch. 2011-142) -SJ 777