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Committee backs bill removing restriction on municipal officers serving on planning commissions in small towns
Summary
A Senate committee gave a favorable report to HB 468, which removes a prohibition preventing municipal officers from serving on planning commissions in municipalities with fewer than 7,000 residents, with the chair noting small towns struggle to find volunteers.
A state Senate committee reported House Bill 468 favorably after the chair summarized the measure and members moved to advance it. The bill, introduced in the House by Representative Chestnut, removes a prohibition that has prevented municipal officers from serving on municipal planning commissions in towns with fewer than 7,000 residents.
The chair described the practical challenge: "You can imagine in small towns sometimes it's hard to get somebody to serve," and framed the bill as a remedy to that staffing problem. Senator Hatcher moved the bill and Senator Hovy seconded the motion.
The chair asked if anyone present was on the measure; when no one from Representative Chestnut's side was present, the chair handled the item and used the "previous roll" to report the bill favorably. The transcript records the chair saying the bill "receives favor report" and then the chair adjourned the meeting.
The committee did not record an explicit numeric vote tally in the transcript; the chair's announcement indicates a favorable committee report that will send the bill forward for further consideration under legislative rules.
