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HB 755: Affordable Housing

GENERAL BILL by Rouson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell

Affordable Housing; Revises provisions for terminating certain rental agreements; provides that access to essential commercial goods & services for persons of low income served by housing authorities is public use; prohibits use of eminent domain for certain purposes; expands certain powers of housing authorities to include certain commercial projects providing essential goods & services; provides for use of revenues received from projects; reenacts provision relating to tax exemptions applicable to housing authorities created pursuant to certain federal programs; provides that there exists shortage of access to essential commercial goods & services necessary for daily living for persons of low income; expands certain powers of state public bodies to include certain commercial projects providing essential goods & services; revises & provides findings & declarations of property of tax exemption for housing authorities relating to access to essential commercial goods & services necessary for daily living for persons of low income; clarifies that activities & property of certain persons are not exempt from taxes & special assessments; provides that certain real property of housing authority is exempt from ad valorem taxes & special assessments; revises requirements for public housing authorities to form self-insurance funds.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/3/2013 House - Died in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 77 (Ch. 2013-136)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/13/2013 House • Filed
    2/20/2013 House • Referred to Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 79
    3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 79
    5/3/2013 House • Died in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 77 (Ch. 2013-136)

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  • HB 755, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/13/2013 at 8:41 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1120 Affordable Housing Thompson Similar Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 77 (Ch. 2013-136)
    Location: In committee/council (CA)
    H 77 (er) Landlords and Tenants Porter Compare Last Action: 6/10/2013 Chapter No. 2013-136
    Location: Became Law
    S 490 (e1) Landlords and Tenants Stargel Compare Last Action: 4/26/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 77 (Ch. 2013-136) -SJ 686
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.56 Termination of rental agreement. Page 3 (pdf)
    421.02 Finding and declaration of necessity. Page 4 (pdf)
    421.03 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    421.06 Commissioners or employees prohibited from acquiring interests in housing projects and required to disclose interests in specified properties; exception. Page 9 (pdf)
    421.08 Powers of authority. Page 10 (pdf)
    421.09 Operation not for profit. Page 16 (pdf)
    421.21 Aid from Federal Government; tax exemptions. Page 16 (pdf)
    421.32 Rural housing projects. Page 17 (pdf)
    422.02 Finding and declaration of necessity. Page 18 (pdf)
    422.04 Cooperation in undertaking housing projects. Page 19 (pdf)
    423.01 Finding and declaration of property of tax exemption for housing authorities. Page 21 (pdf)
    423.02 Housing projects exempted from taxes and assessments; payments in lieu thereof. Page 22 (pdf)
    624.46226 Public housing authorities self-insurance funds; exemption for taxation and assessments. Page 23 (pdf)
    893.13 Prohibited acts; penalties. Page 24 (pdf)

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