BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 2441: School distr levies & bonds

Providing for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district levies and bonds.

Summary

Authorizes school districts to issue general obligation bonds, make payments on those bonds through the levy of taxes, and exceed the statutory debt limit with approval by a simple majority of the voters, rather than approval by 60 percent of the voters at an election where the total number of voters is at least 40 percent of the total at the last preceding general election.
Provides that the bill is void unless a Constitutional amendment to this effect is approved at the next general election.

From the House Bill Analysis 2014 (HB 2441), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to approval of school district bonds and bond levies;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Jan 17, 2014First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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