Bill > HB1383

This bill modifies the existing municipal budget law regarding how local governments can override tax caps, removing the requirement that voting on tax cap overrides must be done by official ballot. Under the current law, when a proposed appropriation would cause a town or district to exceed its tax cap, voting was required to be by ballot in most cases. The new bill changes this, allowing legislative bodies to use their usual meeting procedures while maintaining the requirement for a 3/5 majority (or charter-specified supermajority) to approve an appropriation that exceeds the tax cap. The bill will apply retroactively to tax caps adopted before its effective date, meaning existing local tax cap provisions do not need to be amended. The changes will take effect 60 days after the bill's passage, which simplifies the process for local governments to consider and potentially approve budget increases that would otherwise be restricted by tax cap limitations.

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