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HOUSE BILL NO. 273 – Taxing dist, new election

HOUSE BILL NO. 273

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H0273...............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION
TAXING DISTRICTS - Adds to existing law to provide for notification when
there is to be an election to create a new taxing district; 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 - 58-3-9
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
      Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chew, Clark,
      Collins, Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood,
      Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour,
      Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini,
      Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler,
      Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Snodgrass, Stevenson,
      Thayn, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Chavez, Pasley-Stuart, Smith(30)
      Absent and excused -- Bedke, Henbest, McGeachin, Mortimer, Ringo,
      Shively, Smith(24), Trail, Wood(35)
    Floor Sponsor - Vander Woude
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/12    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Loc Gov

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 273
                                                                        
                             BY REVENUE AND TAXATION 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 AND TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NOTICE; AND
  6        DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
                                                                        
  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.
                                                                        
 26        SECTION 2.  An emergency existing  therefor,  which  emergency  is  hereby
 27    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
 28    passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                            RS 17113C2

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.


                           FISCAL NOTE

There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.  There will be a
cost to districts that hold elections to create new taxing
districts.



CONTACT:            
Name: Representative Mike Moyle 
      Representative Raul Labrador
      Representative John Vander Woude
Phone: 332-1000


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                         H 273