- These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
- Click on the bill number to read the bill.
- Click on the committee name to email the committee your thoughts.
Of the 31 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 5 and opposition of 0 with 0 being of interest.
Of the 0 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 0 with 0 being of interest.
| Position | Bill | Title | Committee | Day | Time | Room | State Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support | HB200 | relative to the procedure for overriding a local tax cap. | Municipal and County Government | Thu 2/27 | 9:00 AM | LOB Room 301-303 | This bill requires a supermajority vote of the legislative body to override a local tax cap. |
| Support | HB138 | relative to tax impact notation on warrant articles with multi-year tax impacts. | Municipal and County Government | Thu 2/27 | 10:20 AM | LOB Room 301-303 | This bill requires a notation stating the estimated tax impact for any special warrant article with a multi-year tax impact in towns that have voted to require a notation stating the estimated tax impact of the annual budget and all special warrant articles. |
| Support | HB284 | requiring tax impact statements on municipal warrant articles. | Municipal and County Government | Thu 2/27 | 10:40 AM | LOB Room 301-303 | This bill requires that municipalities require tax impact statements on budgets and warrant articles and a total tax summary statement. |
| Support | HB613 | relative to enabling local political subdivisions to vote and set a reduced default budget option. | Municipal and County Government | Thu 2/27 | 1:00 PM | LOB Room 301-303 | This bill enables local political subdivisions that have adopted the official ballot referendum form of meeting to adopt provisions for an annual choice for a reduced default budget. |
| Support | HB475 | relative to the reductions from the default budget for official ballot town meetings. | Municipal and County Government | Thu 2/27 | 1:45 PM | LOB Room 301-303 | This bill alters the definition of default budget to include salary and benefit reductions which occur as a result of position turnover. |