The Committee on Government Organization met this afternoon.
Markup & Passage
Senate Bill 374 is a rules bundle for the Department of Commerce.
Senate Bill 659 prohibits municipalities from adopting ordinances that restrict accessory dwelling units.
House Bill 5065 requires the use of zip codes when collecting occupancy tax.
House Bill 5653 confirms the confidentiality of internal audit and other manuals, training materials, guidelines, thresholds, and procedures.
Committee Hearing
House Bill 4652 exempts construction projects from local taxes and fees for a duly elected municipal utility board, its contractors, subcontractors, and vendors.
House Bill 4793 lowers the apprenticeship age for barbers and cosmetologists to 14 and the licensing age to 16, with a 10th-grade education.
House Bill 4992 authorizes the use of certain alternative contracting procedures and prescribes appropriate requirements to ensure that such contracting procedures serve the public interest. The bill also establishes a process for evaluating such contracting procedures.
House Bill 5510 removes the two-acre minimum for private wedding venues.
House Bill 5564 increases the amount of accrued vacation time that a deputy sheriff can carry forward from one calendar year to the next from 30 days to 60 days.
