Committee advances RS 33329 on STARS program to Second Reading Calendar

Feb 13, 2026

Representative Monks presented RS 33329 as an alternate STARS threshold proposal, emphasizing reimbursements come from new sales tax revenue only; the committee introduced the RS and recommended it be sent to the Second Reading Calendar, with Rep. Monks to sponsor on the floor.

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Representative Monks presented RS 33329 as a companion proposal to H 506 that changes financial thresholds for STARS participation and reiterated the program's structure: developers advance infrastructure costs and may be partially reimbursed from new sales tax revenues generated by their projects. "It was emphasized that this concerns new revenue specifically, not a redistribution of existing tax revenues," Representative Monks said.

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