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Senate committee advances technical recodification of investment zones; sponsor will remove broad school expansion language
Summary
The committee voted to advance SB39, a housekeeping measure to consolidate investment zone statutes under the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity for clarity and transparency; sponsor said he will strip an overly broad "school facility" expansion before floor consideration. Public commenters urged an audit of public infrastructure districts.
Sen. Winterton's Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Standing Committee on Feb. 4 voted to send Senate Bill 39 to the Senate floor with a favorable recommendation after the sponsor said he would narrow language dealing with school facilities.
Sen. Harper, the bill sponsor, described SB39 as a technical cleanup that consolidates existing reinvestment and housing incentive statutes under the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to improve transparency and make related cross‑references consistent. "The intent of this bill is transparency and the ability to go…
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