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Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Formal Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HB 1320-Brown (50) (Dempsey) Bill Text
HB 1320 - COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - Brown, Michael R.
Authorizes community improvement districts that are political subdivisions to sponsor and operate a polytechnic institute for science and technology within the authorizing city or county
Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee Bill Text
HB 1371 - RURAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES - Wilson, Larry
Allows rural empowerment zones to exist in any county with 18,000 or fewer residents and prohibits more than two rural empowerment zones in any county
Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - Read Second Time (H) Bill Text
HB 1378 - TAX INCREMENT FINANCING - Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
Changes the laws regarding tax increment financing
Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Immigration (H) Bill Text
HB 1434 - EMPLOYMENT OF ILLEGAL ALIENS - Wildberger, Edward
Requires individuals or businesses convicted of knowingly accepting any state-administered or subsidized tax credit, tax abatement, or loan while employing illegal aliens to repay the amount to the state
Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - Read Second Time (H) Bill Text
HB 1508 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM - Hughes, Leonard
Establishes the Economic Development Grant Program for companies to reopen a closed manufacturing factory
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee Bill TextCCS/HCS#2/SS/SCS/SB 718 - This act increases the annual cap on the amount of tax credits the Department of Economic Development may authorize for the Enhanced Enterprise Zone Program from fourteen million dollars to twenty-four million dollars. The fiscal year cap on economic development tax credits that are approved as part of the Neighborhood Assistance Program is increased from four million dollars to six million dollars. The city of Harrisonville is authorized to impose, upon voter approval, a sales tax of up to one half of one percent for the operation of public safety departments including employee compensation, pension programs, health care, employment of additional police officers, and additional equipment and facilities. The city of Raytown is authorized to impose, upon voter approval, a sales tax of up to one half of one percent for the purpose of improving public safety in the city, including expenditures on equipment, city employee salaries and benefits, and facilities for [...] show full description
Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee Bill TextSB 814 - This act modifies the distressed areas land assemblage tax credit program definition of the term "eligible project area", by decreasing the size requirement for the area from seventy-five acres to forty acres. The requirement that eligible parcels acquired by the applicant within the eligible project area total at least fifty acres has been reduced to at least thirty acres. JASON ZAMKUS
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text
HB 1568 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS - Hobbs, Steve
Establishes the Regional Economic Development Initiative which allows tax credits for donations to regional economic development organizations
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H) Bill Text
HB 1613 - TRADE AGREEMENTS - Bowman, John L.
Establishes the Office of Trade Enforcement within the Department of Economic Development and the Citizen's Commission on Globalization
Latest Action: 02/06/2008 - Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee Bill TextSB 949 - Under current law, no more than two rural empowerment zones may exist at any time and they may only be located in Hickory County. This act allows such zones to exist in any county with sixteen thousand residents or less, and prohibits the existence of more than two rural empowerment zones in any such county. This act is identical to House Bill 1371 (2008). Jason Zamkus
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Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Rules - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text
HB 2555 - ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL - Pearce, David
Establishes the Entrepreneurial Development Council within the Department of Economic Development
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H) Bill Text
HB 2534 - TAX INCREMENT FINANCING - Villa, Thomas
Prohibits any sales tax for the operation of public safety departments and funding for local parks in the City of St. Louis from being diverted to tax increment financing projects
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H) Bill Text
HB 2490 - NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - Roorda, Jeff
Requires purchasers of property located in a neighborhood improvement district to place into escrow the amount that the city or county has assessed on the property and requires disclosure of the assessment
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H) Bill Text
HB 2483 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - Schoeller, Shane
Changes the laws regarding neighborhood and community improvement districts
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Government Affairs (H) Bill Text
HB 2449 - TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICTS - Silvey, Ryan
Requires revenue from a tax increase within a tax increment financing district to be used only for the taxing purpose
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Signed by Governor Bill Text
HB 2393 - MEGA-PROJECTS IN ENTERPRISE ZONES - Richard, Ron
Authorizes a tax credit for mega-projects in enhanced enterprise zones
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Job Creation & Eco Dev (H) Bill Text
HB 2395 - ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TAXES - Villa, Thomas
Excludes any sales tax for the operation of public safety departments and funding for local parks in the City of St. Louis from being considered levies for certain tax increment financing transactions
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text
HB 2377 - BUSINESS FINANCE PROGRAMS - Flook, Tim
Establishes the Seed Capital Technology Business Finance Program Act and the Proof of Concept Technology Business Finance Program Act to assist in financing business programs
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Bill Combined w/(SCS/SBs 1234 & 1270) Bill Text
SPECIAL NOTE: This bill has been combined with other bills. Please refer to lead bill (SB 1234) for more information
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee Bill TextSB 1276 - Under current law, municipalities located within counties subject to the authority of the East-West Gateway Council of Governments, except those located in Franklin County, are required to create a county-wide TIF commission for the approval of tax increment finance projects. This act removes reference to the East-West Gateway Council of Governments and specifically requires municipalities located within the counties of Jefferson, St. Louis and St. Charles to create county-wide TIF commissions for approval of projects. The act provides membership requirements similar to those provided under current law, as well as a time-line for public hearings on projects and determinations of the commission. Failure of the county-wide TIF commission to make a determination on any given project within the time provided within the act will result in the commission being deemed to have made a recommendation in opposition to such project. The act repeals a doubly-enacted version of Section 99.[...] show full description
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