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Resolution requests interim study of special districts amid reporting concerns
Summary
Senator Greg Hertz asked the committee to request an interim study of special districts (SJ 8), saying special districts account for roughly 10% of property tax bills and that reporting on revenues and expenditures is incomplete; he recommended assigning the study to a revenue interim committee to improve reporting.
Senator Greg Hertz introduced Senate Joint Resolution 8, requesting an interim study of special districts and special improvement districts. Hertz told the committee that special districts now account for about 10% of property tax bills across the state and said reporting on revenues and expenditures by those districts is incomplete and inconsistent.
Hertz said the study grew from recommendations of the governor's property tax task force and would likely be assigned to the revenue interim committee; he described the aim as gathering better information, working with state departments and improving reporting requirements so legislators and the public can better understand the contribution of special districts to property-tax bills.
No proponents or opponents spoke at the hearing and no informational witnesses appeared. Senator Hertz requested the committee consider the resolution for a do-pass recommendation. The chair closed the hearing and adjourned the committee until the next day.
