HB 7: Local Government Fiscal Transparency
GENERAL BILL by Burton ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Ingoglia
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.
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Appropriations (AP)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 8/23/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 8/30/2017 | House |
• Referred to Ways and Means Committee -HJ 12 |
| 10/3/2017 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means Committee, 10/10/17, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall |
| 10/10/2017 | House |
• Favorable by- Ways and Means Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 4 -HJ 250 • Placed on Calendar -HJ 250 |
| 1/8/2018 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/11/18 |
| 1/9/2018 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 12 |
| 1/11/2018 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 300 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 1/12/2018 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 333 • Passed; YEAS 91 NAYS 12 -HJ 333 |
| 1/24/2018 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 1/30/2018 | Senate |
• Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 248 |
| 1/31/2018 | Senate |
• Received -SJ 248 |
| 3/10/2018 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Community Affairs |
