Click here for a spreadsheet with GST information on bills with hearings this week.
The spreadsheet shows bill titles, links (in blue), hearing dates and comments on bills of GST interest.
The GST Summary includes information on all public hearings this week.
There are several bills that GST recommends you consider commenting on:
HB228
Support
relative to petitioned articles at annual or special town meetings.
S Election May 13 9:15 AM LOB 103
This bill authorizes written applications for a petitioned article at an annual or special town or school board meeting to identify a primary petitioner who shall be granted the same amount of time to introduce a petitioned article as is granted to the governing body or budget committee to introduce their warrant articles. A bill to allow similar time for citizens compared to municipal government,
HB475
Support
relative to clarifying references under local tax cap and budget laws.
H Muni Feb 27 9:40 AM LOB 301
relative to the reductions from the default budget for official ballot town meetings.
S Election May 13 9:40 AM LOB 103
This bill alters the definition of default budget to include salary and benefit reductions which occur as a result of position turnover.
HB613
Support
enabling local political subdivisions to vote and set a reduced default budget option.
S Election May 13 9:55 AM LOB 103
This bill enables local political subdivisions that have adopted the official ballot referendum form of meeting to adopt provisions for an annual choice for a reduced default budget, enabling a vote on a default budget. GST Chairman Rep. Dan McGuire is a sponsor.
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Ray Chadwick, GST Board Member