BILL · 2005–06 SESSION
SB 5337: Metropolitan park districts
Concerning metropolitan park districts.
Summary
- A MPD may accept at any time after July 1, 2004, by gift or purchase a park and recreation district that is wholly within the MPD and that has outstanding voter-approved indebtedness that the the MPD intends to discharge. A majority vote of the MPD commissioners may issue refunding bonds in order to retire the voter-approved indebtedness of the park and recreation district if certain conditions are met.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 20, 2005
- Out of committeeFeb 7, 2005
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Phil Rockefeller (D-23)
- Introduced
- January 20, 2005 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 9, 2006
- Companion bill
- HB 1303
AN ACT Relating to metropolitan park districts;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Phil Rockefeller (D-23)
2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- GO - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5337 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5337 (2023–24) Property sale and leaseback
- SB 5337 (2021–22) Property tax/senior, veteran
- SB 5337 (2019–20) Sales & use tax exemptions
- SB 5337 (2017–18) Declaration of candidacy
- SB 5337 (2015–16) Port district per diem rates
- SB 5337 (2013–14) DNR timber sale program
- SB 5337 (2011–12) Airport financial assistance