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Committee hears wide-ranging debate on SB 3071, which would allow injunctions if voter-approved tax uses materially deviate
Summary
Senate Bill 3,071 would let property owners seek injunctions barring tax collection when a taxing unit materially deviates from the purpose described in a voter-approved tax-rate ballot; senators and witnesses debated standards, effects on voter-approved financing and Project Connect examples.
The Committee on Local Government heard extended testimony on Senate Bill 3,071, which would permit a property owner to obtain an injunction to halt collection of taxes when a taxing unit materially deviates from the purpose stated on the ballot for a voter-approved tax rate.
Senator Bettencourt, who laid out the bill, said the measure seeks to “codify limits on how much a local government can change the purpose for a tax rate election after the votes have been cast.” He told the committee the protection already exists for bond elections and should similarly apply to tax-rate elections.
The committee substitute, described in committee, would add legislative-counsel language specifying that the act applies only when the material deviation occurs after the act’s effective date;…
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