SB 132-1_ Filed 02/24/2005, 08:55
Adopted 2/24/2005

COMMITTEE REPORT

MADAM PRESIDENT:

    The Senate Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 132, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:

SOURCE: Page 1, line 5; (05)CR013201.1. -->     Page 1, line 5, delete ":".
    Page 1, line 6, delete "(1)".
    Page 1, run in lines 5 through 6.
    Page 1, line 7, after "that" insert " :
        (1)
".
    Page 1, line 7, delete "operates under:" and insert " operates:
             (A) under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Section 501 nonprofit status of the parent organization of the organization, church, body of communicants, or group; and
            (B) with a constitution, charter, article, or bylaw containing a clause that provides that upon dissolution, all remaining assets must:
                (i) be used for nonprofit religious purposes; or
                (ii) revert to the parent organization for nonprofit religious purposes; or
        (2) operates as a place of worship and is recognized as a nonprofit organization by the Internal Revenue Service.
".
    Page 1, delete lines 8 through 17.
    Page 2, line 8, delete ":" and insert " and used primarily for worship services:".
    (Reference is to SB 132 as introduced.)

and when so amended that said bill do pass.

Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0.

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    Bray
Chairperson


CR013201/DI 106    2005