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Votes at a glance: committee advances several local-government bills; property-rights, tax-collection and municipal-attorney measures pass
Summary
The House City, County & Local Affairs Committee voted to advance multiple bills on property rights, tax-collection procedure, municipal attorney rules, election timing and rural grants. Several items passed by voice vote with limited debate; one large public-safety bill (port police) was pulled for amendment.
The House City, County & Local Affairs Committee advanced several bills on Tuesday, approving multiple measures by voice vote and granting one sponsor time to amend a contentious public-safety proposal.
House Bill 71272 (abandoned streets and alleys): Representative Lehi Warren, District 84, said the bill would make clear that when a city abandons a street or alley, the adjoining property owners’ title to the applicable portion of that abandoned street or alley automatically follows the conveyance of the adjoining property. The sponsor said the change is retroactive to 1945 to help clear title where conveyances omitted the vested portion. The committee voted "do pass" by…
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