Week in Review - Apr 19, 2024

As introduced, authorizes a uniform procedure to establish infrastructure development districts as an alternative method to fund and finance capital infrastructure through the levy and collection of special assessments. Provides for the uniform operation, exercise of power, and procedure for termination of any such independent district. Defines "host municipality" and other relative definitions. Authorizes the governing body of a host municipality to create, by resolution, one or more infrastructure development districts located in whole or part within the boundaries of such municipality. Requires an infrastructure development district to be approved by the governing body of each host municipality.

House Government Operations Committee

As introduced, removes requirement for receipt of certain grants and loans for water and wastewater treatment infrastructure projects that a municipality includes depreciation in its calculation of fees or rates.

House Finance, Ways & Means Committee

As introduced, authorizes a local government to amend adopted building codes to include three-family dwellings and four-family dwellings within the scope of the residential code.

House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee

As introduced, requires the review of executive branch agency policies and spending as it relates to illegal immigration; requires a report to be compiled and delivered to the governor and the speakers of the senate and house of representatives regarding such review. 

House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee

As introduced, permits a court to award the reasonable court costs and attorney's fees to a petitioner successfully proving that a governing body knowingly and willfully violated the public meetings laws in this state.