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House committee backs bill requiring public hearings before extending TIF districts for bond payments
2129093 · January 16, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 19, requiring public hearings and invitations to other taxing entities before pledging tax increment to pay bonds and extending tax increment financing districts, passed second reading 100-0 after sponsor said it creates a dialogue among affected taxing entities.
The Montana House unanimously advanced House Bill 19 after the committee recommended the bill "do pass" and the clerk recorded 100 aye votes.
Representative Brewster, sponsor of the bill, said HB 19 requires a public hearing before a tax increment financing (TIF) district pledges tax…
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