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Committee approves bill allowing towns to seek court removal of failing fiscal officers

Local Government Committee · January 20, 2026
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Summary

House Bill 1381, which enables a municipal legislative body to petition a court to remove a municipal fiscal officer for limited failures such as illegal fees or extended nonperformance, passed the committee 10-0 after testimony and discussion of due-process safeguards.

The Local Government Committee unanimously approved House Bill 1381 after a hearing that framed the bill as a targeted accountability measure for municipal fiscal officers.

Representative Smaltz presented HB1381, saying the measure gives cities and towns a narrowly tailored mechanism to petition a court to remove a fiscal officer for specific failures — including charging illegal…

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