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Committee advances bill to remove year‑long vacancies from default budgets; chair says it will be tabled on floor
Summary
House Bill 475 would prevent salaries and benefits for positions vacant for more than a year from remaining in a default budget. The committee voted to advance the bill (3–2), but the chair announced the item will be removed from consent because senators plan to move to table it on the Senate floor.
The Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee voted in executive session to advance House Bill 475, which would limit inclusion of salaries and benefits for positions that have been vacant for more than a year from default budgets used in official‑ballot (SB2) jurisdictions. Sponsor testimony said the change would force municipalities and districts to either fill needed positions or remove them from the default budget so voters can see what they are approving.
Representative Christine Perez, who presented the bill on behalf of Representative Robert Dunn, said the bill would prevent departments from leaving…
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