Tuesday, February 12, 2013

February 12th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 30

We’re hearing five bills in the Local Government Committee meeting today. House Bill 1365 requires counties, cities, and towns to provide security to district and municipal courts, and to pay the costs associated with courthouse security.

House Bill 1486 allows regional fire protection service authorities (RFAs) to continue imposing benefit charges with a ballot measure approved by a majority, rather than 60 percent, of the voters voting on the measure and extends future levy capacity protections to RFAs that impose benefit charges.

House Bill 1488 allows fire protection districts to impose benefit charges with a ballot measure approved by a majority, rather than 60 percent, of the voters voting on the measure.

House Bill 1575 removes the requirement that county assessors annually assess and send out real property valuation notices for publicly owned property that is exempt from taxation; requires county assessors to value and list public, certain public-private, and tribal property that is no longer exempt from taxation as the result of a sale or change in use as of January 1 of the year in which the exempt status changes; and Eliminates a leasehold excise tax credit for certain leasehold interests in publicly owned real or personal property.

House Bill 1576 authorizes county assessors to send via electronic means any assessment, notice, or other information that would otherwise be sent via regular mail, as long as the person entitled to the information: (1) agrees to receive information electronically, and (2) the assessor takes measures to protect confidential information from unauthorized disclosure and exempts from disclosure under the Public Records Act information obtained by the assessor for purposes of this section, such as taxpayer e-mail addresses, waivers, and passwords.

There are also several bills listed for possible Executive Action.


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