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Committee backs amendment to soften proposal to eliminate default budget from ballot, 10‑8
Summary
After warnings that removing the default budget could force towns and schools to cut services and staff, the committee adopted amendment 0695H and voted 10‑8 to recommend HB1355 with that amendment; the amendment creates a continuation budget option or a special meeting process with shortened timelines.
House Bill 1355, which would eliminate the default budget from official ballot referenda, was advanced by the Municipal and County Government Committee after a negotiated amendment aimed at softening the bill's effects.
Representative McDonald presented amendment 2026‑0695H as a moderated approach: if a governing body chooses, it may adopt a…
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