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Legislation Passed by Representative Brown 2003-2010
Education |
Good Government |
Quality of Life
QUALITY OF LIFE
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Exempting from income tax certain
rollovers of IRA amounts to Roth IRAs (HB 1673, 2010)
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Adoption of a policy to allow
students to self-administer asthma medicines (*SB 2393, 2010)
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 Establishment
of a joint legislative committee to address issues around
oral/auditory programs for deaf children. (*SB 2288, 2009)
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Creation of the Teen Pregnancy Task
Force to address the problem of teen pregnancy (*SB 2288, 2009)
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A “New Markets Tax Credit” bill that provides tax credit incentives for investors to provide capital to new businesses in low-income areas of the state. The law piggybacks on a similar federal statute.
(*HB 1727, 2007)
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A provision supporting a major privately funded economic development project across State Street from the University Medical Center
(*SB 2745, 2007)
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Establishment of a law enforcement task force to prosecute illegal drug king pins. This so-called “Al Capone” bill attacks drug dealers by using criminal tax evasion statutes to “follow the money;” (HB 611, 2004)
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Additional authority for municipalities to deal with property owners who do not maintain their properties in accordance with municipal codes; (HB 1019, 2005)
(* indicates bills which Rep. Brown did not author but which he amended to include the referenced provision(s) or made other substantial contributions to the final language.)
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