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Committee considers narrower referendum timing and new limits on exceeding maximum levy growth quotient
Summary
Senate Bill 8 as amended would restrict when local units (including school districts) may seek referenda to the fall general election, add disclosure requirements about expected revenue to the ballot question and prohibit certain levy appeals while preserving emergency exceptions. School groups urged changes to protect districts' ability to fund
Senator Buchanan presented an amendment to Senate Bill 8 that narrows when local units may place referendum questions—limiting new referenda to fall general elections only—and creates new guardrails around levy appeals and renewals. The amendment would require DLGF to provide standardized ballot language and would bar renewals that would overlap with other referendum levies; referenda approved under…
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