BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 1164: Distressed areas

Modifying distressed area designation.

Summary

$ Amends the definition of ? distressed area @ and ? eligible area @ a county that has experienced a loss of more than 3,000 jobs during the previous five-year period due to military base restructuring and where military employment exceeds 15 percent of the total county employment.
$ Makes businesses in these counties eligible to access specific economic development incentives to create or retain jobs, or expand the skills of an employers existing workforce.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to distressed area designation;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 1164 (2025–26) Urban growth area boundaries · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1164 (2023–24) Appliance management · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1164 (2021–22) Firearm safety · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1164 (2019–20) Dual credit programs · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1164 (2017–18) OTC drugs tax exemptions · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1164 (2015–16) Student nutrition/grant prog · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1164 (2013–14) Property rights infringement · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1164 (2011–12) Employment leave · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor