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• Introduced by Sen. Tom George (R) on February 27, 2003, to allow a county to grant or loan any funds not derived from property taxes to a township, village, or city, so that they may provide subsidies to a private person, corporation or other business association for the purpose of encouraging and assisting businesses to locate or expand in the county. Current law only allows the use of federal, state, or local grants for this purpose. See also Senate Bill 239.
  • Referred to the Senate Local, Urban, & State Affairs Committee on February 27, 2003.
    • Reported in the Senate on March 18, 2003, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on March 19, 2003, to require that the criteria for the proposed subsidy grants be disclosed, that there be public notice, and that there be a specific statement of the public purpose for the funding. Grants could only be awarded in a public county commission meeting, and recipients would be required to file annual reports on the extent to which their activities have met the stated public purpose. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on March 19, 2003.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on March 20, 2003, to allow a county to grant or loan any funds not derived from property taxes to a township, village, or city, so that they may provide subsidies to a private person, corporation or other business association for the purpose of encouraging and assisting businesses to locate or expand in the county. Current law only allows the use of federal, state, or local grants for this purpose. The bill requires that the criteria for the proposed subsidy grants be disclosed, that there be public notice, and that there be a specific statement of the public purpose for the funding. Grants could only be awarded in a public county commission meeting, and recipients would be required to file annual reports on the extent to which their activities have met the stated public purpose. See Senate Bill 239. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on March 20, 2003.
  • Referred to the House Local Government and Urban Policy Committee on March 20, 2003.
  • Reported in the House on April 9, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
    • Referred to the House Local Government and Urban Policy Committee on September 23, 2003.