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2009 Senate Bill 105: Taxpayer Transparency Act
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- Introduced by Sen. Patrick M. Browne (R) on February 6, 2009, to establish the Taxpayer Transparency Act. The legislation creates a searchable database of all government expenditures. The database shall be linked to a database of all state government contracts.
- Referred to the Senate Finance Committee on February 6, 2009.
- Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on February 11, 2009.
- Amendment offered in the Senate on May 4, 2009. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 4, 2009.
- Amendment offered in the Senate on May 6, 2009. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 6, 2009.
- Passed 30 to 19 in the Senate on June 1, 2009, to establish the Taxpayer Transparency Act. The legislation creates a searchable database of all government expenditures. The database shall be linked to a database of all state government contracts.
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1) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 105 by NathanBenefield on March 9, 2009This would create an online database of state spending. A previous version was endorsed last session by the National Taxpayer's Union and other organizations - the Sunshine Review page has more.
Introduced in the Senate on February 6, 2009
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