Bill Title: Libraries. Provides that, in the case of a public library outside Marion County, the fiscal body of a city, town, or county that established the public library, the governing body of which is not comprised of a majority of officials who are elected to serve on the governing body, may adopt a resolution to require the public library to submit its proposed budget and property tax levy to the city, town, or county fiscal body for binding review and approval in the same manner that is required under current law if the public library's cash on hand plus its expected revenues is greater than 150% of the public library's proposed budget. (These amounts exclude gifts, bequests, and philanthropic funds and debt funds.) Provides that the fiscal body of the city, town, or county may not reduce the public library's proposed operating budget or tax levy in a budget year by more than 10% of the public library's operating levy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-05 - Public Law 252 [HB1343 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Daniel Leonard [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-050	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Holli Sullivan [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-078	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Randall Frye [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-067	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Andy Zay [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-017	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator James Tomes [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-049	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mike Bohacek [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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