HB 6375 Summary

• Replaces "shall" with "must" throughout the Home Rule City Act for grammatical consistency and modernization of statutory language.

• Transitions cities from newspaper publication requirements to the local government public notice act for notice of ordinances, charter amendments, bond issues, and elections effective January 1, 2022.

• Requires charter provisions for adopting and posting ordinances as set forth in the local government public notice act beginning January 1, 2022, replacing previous newspaper publication requirements.

• Updates bond notice requirements to allow posting under the local government public notice act instead of newspaper publication beginning January 1, 2022, while maintaining 45-day notice periods.

• Makes technical corrections to statutory references and updates terminology related to public notice procedures for municipal elections, charter commissions, and rate increase hearings for water and sewage systems.