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County briefed on House Bill 2470 that would expand neighborhood revitalization eligibility for small counties
Summary
County staff reported House Bill 2470 would allow counties under 10,000 population to designate the entire county eligible for neighborhood revitalization; staff said a House Tax hearing may be scheduled but a timeline is not set.
Heather (S4) told the Pratt County commissioners that House Bill 2470, introduced last week, proposes to allow counties with populations under 10,000 to declare the whole county eligible for neighborhood revitalization programs.
Heather summarized the bill’s process and implications for local governments: "it allows counties under 10,000 in population, to essentially, declare the whole county as eligible for neighborhood revitalization," and she said the bill was likely to get a hearing in House Tax but the hearing timeline was unknown. She described the legislative path (committee hearing, possible floor vote, then senate) and noted that under legislative rules a hearing can make the bill conferenceable and keep it alive through the session.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about when public comment would occur during the committee hearing and how long individual commenters could speak; Heather explained those procedural norms are set by the committee chair (often two to three minutes per person). Staff later requested executive-session time to discuss drafting a county resolution related to neighborhood revitalization (HB 2470) with legal counsel.
