2004 House Bill 5815

Increase tax increment financing plan notifications

Introduced in the House

April 22, 2004

Introduced by Rep. Tom Meyer (R-84)

To require a downtown development authority considering new or tax increment financing plans to notify county authorities by certified mail of the public hearing which is required for such a plan. Tax increment financing allows an authority to capture the increment of increased local property tax revenue that results from the economic growth which is supposed to result because of new public facilities. Money is borrowed to fund the new facilities, and the “captured” tax revenue is used to pay off the loan.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce

June 1, 2004

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 9, 2004

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one containing technical changes that do not affect its substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 94 to 9 (details)

To require a downtown development authority considering new or tax increment financing plans to notify county authorities by certified mail of the public hearing which is required for such a plan. Tax increment financing allows an authority to capture the increment of increased local property tax revenue that results from the economic growth which is supposed to result because of new public facilities. Money is borrowed to fund the new facilities, and the “captured” tax revenue is used to pay off the loan.

Received in the Senate

June 15, 2004

Referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Small Business, and Regulatory Reform