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Committee advances bill to end continuous levies and keep rollbacks in place
Summary
House Bill 420, advanced for further consideration, would end the practice of continuous levies and require voter renewal; sponsors say it restores transparency and preserves debt-service pledges, while county auditors warn of complexity and potential voter fatigue.
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced House Bill 420 on a second hearing after adopting a friendly amendment that preserves existing rollbacks (homestead, owner-occupied and nonbusiness) for eligible renewal levies.
Vice Chair Thomas moved the amendment and said it was supported by both sponsors; the committee accepted the amendment without objection. "This allows the rollbacks to continue to be placed on those eligible renewal levies that would result as a consequence of ending continuous levies," Thomas said when offering the change.
Hannah Cubbins, legislative director…
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