2010 House Bill 5970

Require voter approval of unit-wide special assessments

Introduced in the House

March 18, 2010

Introduced by Rep. John Walsh (R-19)

To require voter approval of a local government “special assessments” levied upon an entire jurisdiction, which is essentially a form of property tax but does not necessarily fall under the Headlee amendment’s requirement for a vote of the people on any local property tax increase or renewal.

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy