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Senate approves bill allowing local governments to provide limited assistance to nonprofits; questions about limits remain
Summary
First substitute SB 39, which would put statutory authority in place to let counties and cities provide personnel, equipment or fee waivers to 501(c)(3) charities, passed to third reading 27–2 after floor debate about whether the bill needs explicit dollar or percentage limits.
Sen. Butters’ first substitute to Senate Bill 39, which inserts statutory language permitting counties and cities to assist charitable organizations with resources — such as staff time, equipment use or fee waivers — passed to the third reading calendar by voice and recorded roll call.
Butters, the bill’s sponsor, described long-standing informal practices where local governments support nonprofits and said…
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