Relating to the period for which certain land owned by a religious organization for the purpose of expanding a place of religious worship or constructing a new place of religious worship may be exempted from ad valorem taxation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 4, 2021
Signed Jun 3, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Jun 3, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 29 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cecil Bell
RRepublican
P
David Cook
RRepublican
P
Donna Campbell
RRepublican
P
Will Metcalf
RRepublican
Co
BL
Ben Leman
RRepublican
Co
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
Co
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
Co
BS
Bryan Slaton
RRepublican
Co
Candy Noble
RRepublican
Co
CP
Chris Paddie
RRepublican
Co
Cody Harris
RRepublican
Co
Cody Vasut
RRepublican
Co
Cole Hefner
RRepublican
Co
David Spiller
RRepublican
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