2008 House Bill 6243

House Roll Call 718: Passed

To create an exception in the “incompatible public offices” statute allowing a public officer or public employee of a city, village, township, school district, community college district, or county to be appointed to and serve on the board of a Neighborhood Improvement Authority, a Water Resource Improvement Tax Increment Finance Authority; an Historical Neighborhood Tax Increment Finance Authority; a Principal Shopping District; a Business Improvement Zone; a Metropolitan District; a Land Bank Fast Track Authority; or a Corridor Improvement Authority. These entities can do things like grant selective tax breaks, impose Tax Increment Financing Plans, etc.

109 Yeas / 1 Nay
Democrat (58 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Republican (51 Yeas / 1 Nay)