Bill Title: To require township consent for certain economic development-motivated property tax exemptions in annexed but undetached township territory, to shield some township levies from such exemptions, to specify that political subdivisions owning property in unincorporated territory are counted for the purpose of determining whether the requisite number of owners have petitioned for annexation of that territory, to permit local authorities to hold closed meetings to discuss details and terms of pending economic development assistance, to expressly require applicants for Power Siting Board approval of major new utility facilities to notify affected townships of the application, and to shorten the time allowed for remediation of certain nuisances before abatement action can be taken by a township.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-25 - To Ways & Means & Economic Development [SB297 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Thomas Patton [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-017	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Christopher Widener [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-010	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Gary Cates [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Timothy Grendell [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-098	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Seitz [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-030	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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