Committee unanimously advances bill clarifying Boundary Review Board filing effective date

A legislative committee voted unanimously, 7-0, to report out House Bill 1304 with a due-pass recommendation. The bill specifies how to determine the effective filing date for a notice of intention with the Boundary Review Board and sets the review period at 45 days from that effective filing date.

Committee staff described the bill as “a pretty simple bill specifying that the Boundary Review Board has a limited time from the effective date of filing to actually move on the proposed action,” and said the measure aims to ensure governmental responsiveness.

A committee member noted the bill had passed unanimously in an earlier session and urged members to support moving it forward. The committee conducted a voice vote, and staff later recorded the tally as seven ayes and no nays.

By the committee’s recorded count, House Bill 1304 was reported out of committee with a due-pass recommendation (7 ayes, 0 nays). The committee record provided in the transcript did not include the bill text or a statutory citation; it did state the 45-day effective review window as the substantive change being proposed.