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S1243......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
TAXING DISTRICTS - ELECTIONS - Adds to existing law to provide for
notification when there is to be an election to create a new taxing
district; to provide requirements of the notice; and to provide the effect
of the notice.
03/23 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
Rpt prt - to St Aff
Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 32-2-1
AYES -- Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett, Cameron, Coiner,
Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Goedde, Hammond,
Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge,
Malepeai, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Siddoway,
Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- Andreason, Schroeder
Absent and excused -- Geddes
Floor Sponsor - Little
Title apvd - to House
03/26 House intro - 1st rdg - to W/M
03/28 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 56-11-3
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
Collins, Crane, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood,
Henderson, Kren, Labrador, Lake, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott,
Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart,
Patrick, Raybould, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer,
Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively, Snodgrass, Stevenson,
Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Durst, Henbest, Jaquet, Killen, King, LeFavour(Herzfeld),
Pence, Ringo, Smith(30), Smith(24), Trail
Absent and excused -- Bradford, Ring, Thayn
Floor Sponsor - Labrador
Title apvd - to Senate
03/28 To enrol
03/29 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/30 To Governor
Law without signature
Session Law Chapter 364
Effective: 07/01/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1243
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO ELECTIONS FOR CREATION OF A NEW TAXING DISTRICT; AMENDING CHAPTER
3 8, TITLE 63, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 63-802C, IDAHO
4 CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR NOTIFICATION WHEN THERE IS TO BE AN ELECTION TO CRE-
5 ATE A NEW TAXING DISTRICT, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NOTICE AND TO
6 PROVIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NOTICE.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Chapter 8, Title 63, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
9 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
10 ignated as Section 63-802C, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
11 63-802C. ELECTION TO CREATE A NEW TAXING DISTRICT. In the case of an
12 election to create a new taxing district, the county clerk, of the county or
13 counties where the proposed taxing district is proposed to be located, shall
14 mail a notice of the election to all residences within the proposed taxing
15 district or to residents in the proposed taxing district who are eligible to
16 vote in this election. The notice shall be mailed not less than fourteen (14)
17 calendar days prior to the day of the election and shall state with
18 specificity: the purpose of the election, the date of the election, the poll-
19 ing places, the time the polls will be open, the aggregate amount of taxes
20 that will be raised in the proposed taxing district if the election is suc-
21 cessful and the increase that will occur per one hundred thousand dollars
22 ($100,000) of taxable value of property, above any exemptions, of residential
23 property, commercial property, industrial property, land actively devoted to
24 agriculture and operating property. The county clerk may bill the proposed
25 taxing district for reimbursement of costs of administering this section. Com-
26 pliance with this section shall satisfy any notice or publication requirement
27 as may be provided by law.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17200C1
This legislation requires taxing districts, when holding an election to
create a new taxing district, to mail notices within fourteen (14) days
of such elections to property taxpayers. Notice by publication is
exempted.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.
Contact
Name: Rep. Raul Labrador
Phone: 208-332-1000
Rep. John Vander Woude
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1243