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Committee approves mechanism to let cities, counties clean up home rule charters after state law or court changes
Summary
The Political Subdivisions Committee approved Senate Bill 23‑24 as amended, allowing cities and counties to revise home rule charter language by commission resolution when that language has been preempted by statute or invalidated by a court ruling.
The Political Subdivisions Committee approved Senate Bill 23‑24 as amended, a bill that lets cities and counties adopt resolutions to update home rule charter language after state law changes or court rulings make portions of a charter nonconforming.
Senator Brad Beckettall, the bill sponsor, said the measure responds to housekeeping conflicts that arise when the Century Code or court interpretations change after voters adopt a home rule charter. "Since these are housekeeping language revisions to conform to code and remove the nonconforming portions, it made sense to me that the revisions could occur by a commission resolution,"…
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