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MS HB469

Bill

Status

Passed

3/13/2017

Primary Sponsor

Brad Touchstone

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes county boards of supervisors to dissolve, redefine, and reconfigure fire protection districts to ensure appropriate and efficient fire protection coverage for county citizens.

  • Allows boards of supervisors to dissolve a fire protection district and create a fire protection grading district with the same or amended boundaries without requiring petition and election procedures.

  • Permits boards of supervisors to continue levying the same millage after dissolving a fire protection district if a fire protection grading district is created in its place.

  • Enables boards of supervisors to assume outstanding indebtedness from dissolved fire protection districts or arrange for assumption by subsequent districts.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

Fire protection districts; authorize board of supervisors to dissolve, redefine or reconfigure.

Last Action

Approved by Governor

3/13/2017

Committee Referrals

Insurance1/9/2017

Full Bill Text

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