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Committee rejects charity rental-agreement bill, citing ordering and oversight concerns
Summary
House Bill 1615, which would change requirements for rental agreements or leases related to certain charity operations, received a committee "do not pass" recommendation after members said the bill's sequence of approvals, terminology and oversight provisions needed substantial reworking.
The House Judiciary Committee voted 8-4 to recommend a "do not pass" on House Bill 1615 after members said the draft is unworkable as written and needs reordering and clearer oversight language.
Representative Olson and several members cited testimony from Deb McDaniel and Stephanie Dasinger (counsel for the League of Cities) that the bill places local governments at the wrong point in the approval process by allowing organizations to secure a lease before obtaining site approval. Committee…
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