Bill Summary

HB 7065 Local Government Fiscal Transparency (2017 Session)
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Sponsors
by Ways & Means Committee, Burton Co Sponsors: Metz CS Sponsors: Government Accountability Committee
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Summary
Local Government Fiscal Transparency: Revises Legislative Auditing Committee duties; specifies purpose of local government fiscal transparency requirements; requires local governments to post certain voting record information on websites; requires property appraisers & local governments to post certain property tax information & history on websites; requires public notices for public hearings & meetings prior to certain increases of local government tax levies; specifies noticing & advertising requirements; requires local governments to conduct debt affordability analyses under specified conditions; provides method for local governments that do not operate website to post certain required information. Effective Date: July 1, 2017
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committees of reference
   H Government Accountability Committee
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Actions
03/09/17
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Filed (Formerly PCB WMC1)
03/20/17
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Referred to Government Accountability Committee
03/20/17
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Now in Government Accountability Committee
04/17/17
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On Committee agenda - Government Accountability Committee, 04/19/17, 8:00 am, 17 H - PCS
04/19/17
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Favorable with CS by Government Accountability Committee; 16 Yeas, 8 Nays
04/20/17
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/20/17
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Referred to Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/20/17
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/17
04/25/17
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Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (115257); Placed on Third Reading, 04/26/17
04/25/17
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/26/17
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 98 Yeas / 15 Nays)
04/26/17
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In Messages
04/30/17
SENATE
Received; Referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules
05/05/17
SENATE
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
05/08/17
SENATE
Died in Ethics and Elections
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bill text & filed amendments
7065
Filed on 03/09/17
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Amendment 10000 PCS
Government Accountability Committee
Filed on 04/17/17
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Amendment 10001
Burton
Filed on 04/18/17
Adopted
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7065C1
Filed on 04/20/17
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Amendment 115257
Burton
Filed on 04/21/17
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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7065E1
Filed on 04/25/17
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
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