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Committee advances bill requiring notice before tax or fee increases
Summary
A legislative committee amended and advanced HB561, a bill that would require public notice when a tax or fee increase is proposed; members adopted a date-change amendment setting an effective trigger of on or after Oct. 1, 2026, and moved the bill out of committee.
The committee amended and advanced HB561, a bill intended to require public notice when local taxes or fees are set to increase.
Chairman Kum said the measure had received a public hearing the prior week and described the bill’s purpose as keeping residents informed when tax or fee increases are proposed. Members adopted a technical amendment that changes a date provision to read "on or after October 1, 2026," then moved the bill and approved it by voice vote.
The committee’s action was procedural: the amendment was offered, seconded and adopted, and the bill was carried forward for further action. No fiscal detail or additional substantive amendments were recorded in the transcript during this session.
The committee did not provide further detail on implementation or an exact effective date beyond the amended language. The bill will proceed according to the legislature’s regular committee and floor scheduling.
