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• Introduced in the House on February 12, 2007, to change the legislator membership of the Joint Committee on Economic Development.
  • Referred to the House Calendar and Printing Committee on February 13, 2007.
  • Reported to the House on March 6, 2007.
• Passed in the House (123 to 0) on March 12, 2007, to change the legislator membership of the Joint Committee on Economic Development . [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on February 12, 2007.
  • Referred to the Senate Commerce Committee on February 13, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on March 26, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that would use this as a legislative "vehicle" to require an affordability report each year to help the Governor and the Legislature set priorities among tax supported capital projects. Also, if the year's state debt service payments would exceed six percent of expected revenue, the Legislature would have to attach a statement with newly requested bond proposals that says they're in the best interest of the state.
• Passed in the Senate (27 to 13) on March 28, 2007, to require an affordability report each year to help the Governor and the Legislature set priorities among tax supported capital projects. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on April 2, 2007.
  • Motion by Rep. Dennis McKinney (D) on April 2, 2007, to not approve the Senate-passed version of the substitute bill, but to send the bill to a conference committee to negotiate the two chambers' differences. The motion passed in the House by voice vote on April 2, 2007.
• Motion by Sen. Pete Brungardt (R) on May 1, 2008.
• The motion passed in the Senate (35 to 5) on May 1, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Motion by Rep. Arlen Siegfreid (R) on May 2, 2008.
• The motion passed in the House (112 to 9) on May 2, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on May 13, 2008.