AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Allows municipalities to establish a program providing property tax exemption to active duty individuals who volunteer services as a firefighter or emergency medical technician.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action May 17, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2023
How they voted
25–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 28
May 16, 2023
D
Democratic25
92% Yea
R
Republican3
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 17, 2023
Committee
05/17/2023 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/16/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
May 9, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/09/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
02/16/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bridget Valverde
DDemocratic
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
P
Lou Raptakis
DDemocratic
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
P
Walter Felag
DDemocratic
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