Senate Local Government

There are 35 Legislative Days scheduled for the 2004 session. Standing Legislative Committees meet in regularly scheduled sessions during the morning hours of each Legislative Day. Some committees will hold special evening meetings. The Senate Local Government Committee is scheduled to meet Monday and Wednesday at 7:45am in room 423 of the Capitol.

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For agendas, minutes, member information, active bills and more visit the LRC Website.

Following the live web-cast, replay audio of the entire Senate Local Government Committee meeting on the designated Legislative Day or testimony and debate on a specific bill. 
Legislative Day 6
1/21/04
- complete meeting
SB 13 - revise the residency requirements for voting purposes.
SB 14 -revise certain absentee voting procedures.
SB 15  -revise certain miscellaneous procedures at the polling place and to provide certain penalties.
SB 16- restrict certain voter registration and absentee voting information from the public record
Legislative Day 9
1/26/04
- complete meeting
SB 72 - revise the provisions relating to certain municipal ordinance adoption
SB 113 - provide a procedure for combining the duties of certain townships officers
SB 132 - grant counties the authority to discuss certain economic development information in executive session
SB 134 - update the references to the building codes
Legislative Day 11
1/28/04
- complete meeting
SB 160-authorize a municipality to enter into leases for communications towers on water towers located on park land and for related ground facilities.
SB 177- revise certain provisions related to contacts between members of the governing body and municipal employees in municipalities using the city manager form of government.
SB 186- provide for discretion in the acceptance of certain public bids.
SB 132-grant counties the authority to discuss certain economic development information in executive session.
HB 1008-revise certain municipal and school election deadlines and procedures.
HB 1010-permit certain high school students to be excused from school if working as election officials.
HB 1069- designate the Bureau of Administration as the agency responsible for the review and adjustment of certain fees chargeable for legal publications
Legislative Day 14
2/2/04
- complete meeting
HB 1127 - revise the provisions concerning the bonding of township clerks and treasurers
HB 1128 - revise the requirements for purchasing or leasing equipment or tools for townships
HB 1005 - require counties to determine the unreserved, undesignated general fund balance at certain times of the fiscal year and to publish and report this information
HB 1105 - permit certain temporary on-sale licenses to be issued by municipalities and counties
SB 171 - revise certain provisions concerning the organization of civil townships
Legislative Day 16
2/4/04  - complete meeting
SB 209: authorize municipalities to provide housing for police officers.
Legislative Day 19
2/7/04  - complete meeting
HB 1134 - authorize municipalities to enter into development agreements
HB 1148 - repeal the statutory authority relating to public dance halls
HB 1149 - repeal the statutory authority relating to district community centers
Legislative Day 20
 no complete meeting
Legislative Day 22
2/11/04 - complete meeting
HB 1136 - repeal the mandated business hours for certain county offices and to require the county commissioners to establish the hours of operation for county offices.
HB 1241 - revise the qualifications for receiving a temporary on-sale license for certain annual events
Legislative Day 26
2/18/04 - complete meeting
HB 1183: provide the temporary replacement of any elected official incapacitated by illness or accident.
Legislative Day 29
2/21/04 - complete meeting

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