HB 273: Special District Funding
GENERAL BILL by Johnson
Special District Funding; Revises agency agreements that provide state financial assistance to recipients or subrecipients to include certain special districts as entity to which such agency may provide for payment of invoices; provides construction; revises definition of "rural community" to include certain special districts.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/16/2026 House - Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 1/16/2026 House - Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/28/2025 House • Filed
11/4/2025 House • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
1/12/2026 House • Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/14/2026 House • Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
1/16/2026 House • Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
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HB 273, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/28/2025 at 11:00 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2026 (pdf)
Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/16/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 214 Special District Funding McClain Identical Last Action: 1/16/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/21/26, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 215.971 Agreements funded with federal or state assistance. Page 1 (pdf) 288.0656 Rural Economic Development Initiative. Page 2 (pdf)