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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
]]]] 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
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