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Committee hears opposing views on 30-day notice for municipal tax and fee increases
Summary
Representatives heard HB561, which would require municipalities to give taxpayers 30 days’ notice before raising taxes or fees. Small-business groups supported the transparency measure; the Alabama League of Municipalities opposed it as an added cost and state preemption. The committee carried the bill for further work.
Representative (sponsor) introduced House Bill 561 as a transparency measure that would require a 30-day public notice before a municipality implements a tax or fee increase. Rosemary Elabash, state director for the National Federation of Independent Business in Alabama, told the committee the measure…
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