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Legislative update: bills on public notices, 9-1-1 surcharge and judges’ residency reviewed for Collegedale
Summary
City legislative staff briefed the commission on several state bills of municipal interest: SB 2450 (online publication of public notices) sent to summer study; SJR 48 (9-1-1 surcharge increase) vetoed and sent to study; HJR 805 (judicial residency amendment) passed first year and must return next session; SB 2200 failed.
Ms. Raper delivered a legislative update to the commission, highlighting bills that could affect municipal operations and finance.
She said SB 2450, a bill that would allow local governments to publish legal public notices online to meet legal requirements, had been sent to summer study. Ms. Raper flagged SJR 48, which would have increased the 9-1-1 surcharge to $1.86, as vetoed by the governor and referred to summer study. She also described HJR 805, a first-year constitutional amendment on judicial residency requirements that passed its first year and will need a two-thirds majority in the second year before going to voters. Ms. Raper noted SB 2200, a proposal intended to ease the impact of annualized census population changes on municipal revenues, did not pass this session.
Ms. Raper encouraged commissioners to sign up for MTAS (Municipal Technical Advisory Service) classes that review public chapters affecting municipalities and offered to keep the commission updated when bills move forward or become public chapters.
