2015 House Bill 5150

Require voters approve local “judgement levies”

Introduced in the House

Dec. 15, 2015

Introduced by Rep. Earl Poleski (R-64)

To restrict the power of a local government to borrow and levy a property tax dedicated to paying a court judgment in a lawsuit it has lost. Among other things a local “judgment levy” property tax increase would have to approved by voters.

Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance