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Committees also heard bills on court clerks, prosecution structure, homestead exemptions and a state-reimbursement amendment
Summary
Committee hearings during the special session included measures to transfer district court clerks to state employment, proposals to create a district attorney system under the attorney general, new homestead exemptions for veterans and owner-occupied homes, and a constitutional amendment (LR1CA) advanced to require state reimbursement for new legislative mandates.
Beyond the revenue committee’s discussion of the property tax package, the weekly report highlighted several other measures taken up in committee.
One bill discussed would transfer ex officio clerks of the district court to state employment, and another would create a district attorney system under the attorney general for prosecution of criminal matters. Several bills proposed new homestead exemptions targeted at veterans and owner-occupied properties and included proposals to freeze property valuations.
The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard and advanced LR1CA, a proposed constitutional amendment that would require the state to reimburse counties and other political subdivisions for new or increased programs and services adopted by the Legislature. The report did not include vote tallies or a full text of the measure; it recorded that LR1CA had been advanced by the committee.
The report closed by noting the Legislature will not meet Monday and Tuesday, reconvening Wednesday for committee appointments and debate on an appropriations bill intended to pay for the special session and the property tax plan; debate on appropriations and revenue related to the package is expected later in the week.
