Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 23, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
Senate Bill 961
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ASSESSMENT OF LIVESTOCK AND FARM MACHINERY AND THE TRANSFER OF LAND CLASSIFIED AS FARM LAND, OPEN SPACE LAND, FOREST LAND AND MARITIME HERITAGE LAND.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To authorize municipalities, by local option, to exempt all horses and ponies from property taxation; to increase the property tax exemption for farm machinery; to amend the date on which a qualified foresters report must be submitted; to require property owners to provide notice of an excepted transfer of land classified as farm land, open space land, forest land or maritime heritage land, and to make other changes concerning the assessment of such classified land.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
In the House of Representatives
2 co-sponsors
Its course
February 21 to May 23, 2013, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action21 actions on 12 days
In the SenateFeb 21 to May 2290 days
Planning and Development CommitteeFeb 21 to Mar 1320 days
Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeMay 1 to May 65 days
In the House of RepresentativesMay 22 to May 23 · stopped1 day
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentWithdrawn
Withdrawn May 14
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Feb 21 – May 22
- Feb 21Introduced and sent to Planning and Development Committee
- Feb 25Heard in Planning and Development Committee
- Mar 13Planning and Development Committee recommended it
- May 1Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- May 6Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended it
- May 14Senate Amendment A was withdrawn
- May 22Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives May 23
- May 23Arrived in the House of Representatives
All 21 actions, as published
- Feb 21REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 25PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 13Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 21REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 27RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 27FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Mar 27SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Mar 27FILE NO.Both houses
- May 1REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- May 6Joint FavorableBoth houses
- May 7FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 7NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 14AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN, SENATE AMENDMENT SCH.Senate
- May 14MATTER PASS RETAINEDSenate
- May 22SENATE PASSEDSenate
- May 22ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
- May 23FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 23HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives