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Bill would bar many legislators from holding local offices simultaneously, with small‑community exceptions
Summary
Representative Barbara Ehart presented House Bill 362 to prevent legislators from serving as mayors, city council members, school board members or in certain highway districts at the same time, with exemptions for very small jurisdictions and a delayed effective date of Jan. 1, 2026; the committee voted to send the measure to the floor.
Representative Barbara Ehart told the committee House Bill 362 would limit the ability of state legislators to simultaneously serve in local elected offices — including city councils, mayoralties, school boards and certain highway districts — because such dual service can create divided loyalties and concentrated local power.
Ehart said the bill includes exemptions for very small jurisdictions: cities with populations…
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