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AL HB368

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/21/2024

Primary Sponsor

Neil Rafferty

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2024

AI Summary

  • Proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize the Legislature to allow counties and municipalities to create innovation districts as public corporations with defined governance, operations, and powers.

  • Authorizes the Legislature to exempt innovation districts from compliance with specified state laws as it determines.

  • Allows the state, counties, municipalities, public corporations, and taxing authorities to provide public funds, revenues, property, and services to innovation districts without requiring an election.

  • Grants innovation districts sole discretion to distribute any public funds, revenues, or property under their control to any public or private person or entity.

  • Amendment becomes effective upon ratification by a majority of qualified electors voting in a statewide election held in accordance with state election laws.

Legislative Description

Economic development; state law authorizing counties and municipalities to provide for innovation districts as public corporations authorized; innovation district use of public funds for public or private persons authorized; constitutional amendment

Constitutional Amendments Statewide

Last Action

Currently Indefinitely Postponed

5/7/2024

Committee Referrals

Economic Development and Tourism3/21/2024

Full Bill Text

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