House County Affairs Committee hearing Thursday, March 24

The House County Affairs Committee has scheduled HB 1998 by Shelton, HB 1767 and HB 1769 by Munoz, Jr., HB 1649 by Marquez and HJR 89 by Coleman for public hearing Thursday, March 24 at 10:30 am or upon adjournment in E2.016 at the Capitol.  HB 1998 would allow counties "to enforce minimum infrastructure standards for manufactured home rental communities" and provide a penalty for noncompliance.  HB 1767 would allow counties to enforce the prohibition of "more than one residential dwelling on each subdivision lot."  HB 1769 and HB 1649 would allow counties to enforce "building code standards for new residential construction in" unincorporated areas and charge a fee.

HJR 89 proposes "a constitutional amendment allowing a state mandate imposed on a county to have effect only if the state provides for payment to the county of the cost of the mandate."

TLC will oppose HB 1998, HB 1767, HB 1769 and HB 1649 and will support HJR 89.

Senate Intergovernmental Relations Committee hearing Wednesday, March 23

The Senate Intergovernmental Relations Committee has scheduled SB 732 by Nichols for public hearing Wednesday, March 23 at 9:30 am in E1.028 at the Capitol.  SB 732 would prohibit cities from regulating the clearing of trees and vegetation in their extraterritorial jurisdiction.

TLC will support this bill.

House Natural Resources Committee hearing Tuesday, March 22

The House Natural Resources Committee has scheduled HB 491 by Dutton for public hearing Tuesday, March 22 at 8 am in E2.010 at the Capitol.  HB 491 would allow "a water or sewer utility to impose an impact fee."

TLC will oppose this bill.

House Land & Resource Management Committee hearing Tuesday, March 22

The House Land & Resource Management Committee has scheduled HB 91 by Cook and HB 662 by E. Rodriguez for public hearing Tuesday, March 22 at 12 pm or upon adjournment in E2.016 at the Capitol.  HB 91 would extend the extraterritorial jurisdiction of cities with 25,000 to 49,999 inhabitants from two miles outside its boundaries to three miles.  HB 662 would authorize counties of more than one million containing a national wildlife refuge "to adopt buffer zone regulations and comprehensive land development plans" and provide a penalty for noncompliance.

TLC will oppose HB 91 and HB 662.

House Ways and Means Committee hearing today

TLC opposed HJR 63 by Pickett at the House Ways & Means Committee hearing today at the Capitol.  This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize "the legislature to permit a county to issue bonds to finance the development or redevelopment of an unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted area and to pledge for repayment of the bonds or notes increases" in property taxes in the area.