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AL SB243

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/21/2024

Primary Sponsor

Dan Roberts

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2024

AI Summary

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

  • Authorizes the Legislature to exempt innovation districts from the applicability and compliance of specified state laws as determined by the Legislature.

  • Permits the state, counties, municipalities, public corporations, and taxing authorities to provide public funds, revenues, property, and services to innovation districts without an election, regardless of the district's jurisdiction or location.

  • Allows innovation districts, in their sole discretion, to provide 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 on the measure in an election held under existing constitutional procedures.

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

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development3/21/2024

Full Bill Text

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