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H00302023 Regular Session

Amends existing law to provide for a limitation on certain city lease or lease-purchase agreements.

CITIES -- Amends existing law to provide for a limitation on certain city lease or lease-purchase agreements.

CITIES

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

This bill amends Idaho Code Section 50-301 to prevent city governments from in-debting future councils and taxpayers with long term lease debt for real property. No city shall be permitted to lease or lease-purchase in any agreement beyond five (5) years without a majority approval of the voters in an election. There is an exception for very minor lease purchases of less than $1,000.00 per year.

LATEST ACTION

Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government

SPONSORS

R
Doug Ricks

Sen · SD-034

Primary
R
Brent Crane

Rep · HD-013A

R
Barbara Ehardt

Rep · HD-033A

R
Heather Scott

Rep · HD-002A

R
Ted Hill

Rep · HD-014A

R
Kevin Andrus

Rep · HD-035A

R
Mike Kingsley

Rep · HD-007A

BILL INFO

Session
2023
Chamber
house
Status date
Jan 25, 2023

LINKS

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