HB 6382 Summary

• Amends the Metropolitan District Act to update public notice requirements for proposed district charters, effective January 1, 2022.

• Requires the county clerk to post public notice of proposed charters using procedures under the local government public notice act instead of the previous newspaper publication and posting requirements.

• Changes mandatory language from "shall" to "must" throughout sections 7 and 11 for consistency with modern drafting standards.

• Establishes that charter commission must fix the date of the first district election on a regular election date and that the charter adoption vote and officer elections occur on the same date.

• Effective only if Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 6440 is enacted into law.