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H0272...............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION
TAXING DISTRICTS - Adds to existing law to provide for notification when
the district is having an election to incur bonded indebtedness; and to
provide requirements of the notice.
03/05 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/06 Rpt prt - to Rev/Tax
03/09 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 48-15-7
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
Block, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crane,
Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Henderson, Kren,
Labrador, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews,
McGeachin, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Patrick, Raybould, Roberts,
Ruchti, Schaefer, Shepherd(8), Shirley, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn,
Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Bock, Boe, Chavez, Chew, Durst, Jaquet, Killen, King,
Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Ring, Rusche, Sayler, Shepherd(2), Smith(30)
Absent and excused -- Henbest, Mortimer, Ringo, Shively, Smith(24),
Trail, Wood(35)
Floor Sponsor - Labrador
Title apvd - to Senate
03/12 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Loc Gov
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 272
BY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO BOND ELECTIONS; AMENDING CHAPTER 8, TITLE 63, IDAHO CODE, BY THE
3 ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 63-802B, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR NOTIFICATION
4 WHEN THE DISTRICT IS HAVING AN ELECTION TO INCUR BONDED INDEBTEDNESS AND
5 TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NOTICE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That Chapter 8, Title 63, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
8 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
9 ignated as Section 63-802B, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
10 63-802B. BOND ELECTIONS. In the case of an election to incur bonded
11 indebtedness, the taxing district shall mail a notice of the election, not
12 less than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the election, to all residences
13 within the taxing district or to residents of the taxing district who are eli-
14 gible to vote in this election. The notice shall state with specificity: the
15 purpose of the election, the date of the election, polling places, the time
16 the polls will be open, the aggregate amount of taxes that will be raised in
17 the taxing district if the election is successful and the increase that will
18 occur per one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of taxable value of prop-
19 erty, above any exemptions, of residential property, commercial property,
20 industrial property, land actively devoted to agriculture and operating prop-
21 erty.
22 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
23 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
24 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17112C2
This legislation requires taxing districts, when the district is
having an election to incur bonded indebtedness, to mail notices
within fourteen (14) days of such elections to property taxpayers.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact to the general fund. There will be
a cost to districts that hold elections to incur bond indebtedness.
CONTACT:
Name: Representative Mike Moyle
Representative Raul Labrador
Representative John Vander Woude
Phone: 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 272