REAL ESTATE TRANSFR TX-DEPOSIT
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SB 3375 — REAL ESTATE TRANSFR TX-DEPOSIT
Last action — Session Sine Die
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Amends the Real Estate Transfer Tax Law of the Property Tax Code. Notwithstanding any other law, whether enacted before, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, (i) the deposit of 35% of the moneys collected under the real estate transfer tax into the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund and the deposit of 15% of those moneys into the Natural Areas Acquisition Fund is mandatory and without exception, (ii) the moneys deposited into the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund and into the Natural Areas Acquisition Fund shall not be transferred or otherwise moved from those funds to any other fund or account for any purpose whatsoever other than the purposes of the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act, and (iii) to the extent that any of these provisions is ever violated or thwarted by any other device, the State Treasurer is ordered to immediately transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund and the Natural Areas Acquisition Fund the amount of any deficiency caused thereby. Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides for an irrevocable and continuing appropriation in fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter of all moneys in the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund and in the Natural Areas Acquisition Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for use under the Act. Provides that all moneys appropriated from the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund and from the Natural Areas Acquisition Fund must be expended, during the fiscal year and any appropriate lapse period, for the purposes of this Act and are not subject to any reserve, withholding, set-aside, or other device. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
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Action History
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Session Sine Die
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
Sponsors
- Pamela J. Althoff · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- Pamela J. Althoff
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 3375 do?
- Amends the Real Estate Transfer Tax Law of the Property Tax Code. Notwithstanding any other law, whether enacted before, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, (i) the deposit of 35% of the moneys collected under the real estate transfer tax into the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund and the deposit of 15% of those moneys into the Natural Areas Acquisition Fund is mandatory and without exception, (ii) the moneys deposited into the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund and into the Natural Areas Acquisition Fund shall not be transferred or otherwise moved from those funds to any other fund or account for any purpose whatsoever other than the purposes of the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act, and (iii) to the extent that any of these provisions is ever violated or thwarted by any other device, the State Treasurer is ordered to immediately transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund and the Natural Areas Acquisition Fund the amount of any deficiency caused thereby. Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides for an irrevocable and continuing appropriation in fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter of all moneys in the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund and in the Natural Areas Acquisition Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for use under the Act. Provides that all moneys appropriated from the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund and from the Natural Areas Acquisition Fund must be expended, during the fiscal year and any appropriate lapse period, for the purposes of this Act and are not subject to any reserve, withholding, set-aside, or other device. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors SB 3375?
- SB 3375 is sponsored by Pamela J. Althoff.
- What is the current status of SB 3375?
- This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 3375?
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