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CS/SB 170: Rural Economic Development Initiative

GENERAL BILL by Agriculture ; Grimsley

Rural Economic Development Initiative; Revising the duties, responsibilities, and membership of the Rural Economic Development Initiative; deleting a provision limiting the number of rural areas of opportunity that may be designated; deleting a provision listing the economic development incentives for which the Governor may waive criteria requirements or similar provisions, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Agriculture (AG)
  3. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  4. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
8/17/2017 Senate • Filed
8/28/2017 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Agriculture; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 19
10/30/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 11/06/17, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
11/6/2017 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 101
11/7/2017 Senate • Now in Agriculture -SJ 101
1/8/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 01/11/18, 9:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 19
1/11/2018 Senate • CS by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 142
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Agriculture read 1st time -SJ 157
1/16/2018 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 142
1/25/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/30/18, 10:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building
1/30/2018 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 227
• Now in Rules -SJ 227
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Rules