BOND AUTHORIZATION
Summary
Amends the General Obligation Bond Act. Authorizes the State to incur new debt by issuing up to $3,300,000,000 in additional GO bonds. Authorizes additional amounts from the proceeds of GO bonds to be used for transportation purposes (among them highways and mass transit) and school improvement projects. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2006
Committee Review
Apr 2006
Senate Passage
Apr 2006
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2006
Last action Apr 6, 2006
Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2006
How they voted
26–24
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Apr 6, 2006
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
R
Republican25
96% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
8
Apr 6, 2006
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Trotter
upper
Apr 6, 2006
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Trotter
upper
Apr 6, 2006
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Rules
upper
Apr 6, 2006
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 6, 2006
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
upper
Apr 6, 2006
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 008-005-000
upper
Apr 6, 2006
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Chief Sponsor changed to Senator Trotter.
upper
Apr 6, 2006
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
upper
Apr 6, 2006
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 6, 2006
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
upper
Apr 6, 2006
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (26-24-1)
senate
Feb 15, 2006
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 007-005-000
upper
Feb 1, 2006
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Jan 20, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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