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House committee approves mechanism to suspend municipal mergers alleged to involve fraud

House Local Government Committee · November 20, 2025
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Summary

The House Local Government Committee unanimously reported Senate Bill 764, which would let municipalities participating in a merger petition a court to suspend that merger if alleged fraud is discovered after a referendum. A technical amendment clarified the bill’s effective dates.

Senator Dush urged the committee to adopt Senate Bill 764, describing a consolidation in his former district involving alleged financial impropriety and saying the measure would allow municipalities that uncover fraud after a referendum…

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