2003 Senate Bill 240 (Senate Roll Call 47)
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. [History, Amendments & Comments]
The vote was 37 in favor, 0 opposed, and 1 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 47 at Senate Journal 28)
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The following legislators did not vote on 2003 Senate Bill 240:
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1) It's still corporate welfare [by Anonymous on March 20, 2003]Well that's nice - when government chooses their favored "crony capitalists" to hand over tax dollars to, as this bill permits, at least it will happen in open meetings. Yeah, that's an improvement, I guess. It's still corporate welfare, though.
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Open government is what this amendment is about. It is the life blood of a democracy; and, in these times it is also a crucial ingredient to protection from terroristism.
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Introduced in the Senate 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. 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
The vote was 37 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 47 at Senate Journal 28)
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