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Committee advances multiple local‑government bills on procurement, police duties, alcohol retailing and construction thresholds
Summary
The City, County & Local Affairs Committee passed a package of bills in a single session: measures on local control for sky lanterns (HB 1258), repeal of a sunset in the Small Town Economic Development Act (HB 1005), minimum spirit container size (HB 1344), allowing lifecycle cost in procurement (HB 1318), restoring municipal police duties language (HB 1175), and expanding authority to appoint city attorneys (HB 1335).
The Senate City, County & Local Affairs Committee disposed of several bills addressing municipal authority and local operations in a single session, largely by voice votes.
House Bill 1258 — sponsor Sen. Deese — would permit cities to decide whether to allow sky lanterns locally; the sponsor described the lanterns as biodegradable and called the bill a restoration of "local control." No public commenters were recorded and the committee voted to pass the bill.
House Bill 1005 — Representative Aaron Pilkington said the measure would remove sunset language from the Small Town…
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