Bill Text: IA HF642 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring the county commissioner of elections to provide notice following receipt of a motion adopted by a local government requesting a ballot proposition concerning the imposition of the local sales and services tax. (Formerly HF 481) (Formerly HF 5)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-14 - Referred to Ways & Means. H.J. 498. [HF642 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF642-Introduced.html
House
File
642
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
642
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
481)
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
5)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
to
1
provide
notice
following
receipt
of
a
motion
adopted
by
a
2
local
government
requesting
a
ballot
proposition
concerning
3
the
imposition
of
the
local
sales
and
services
tax.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
423B.1,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
The
question
of
the
imposition
of
a
local
sales
and
3
services
tax
shall
be
submitted
to
the
registered
voters
4
of
the
incorporated
and
unincorporated
areas
of
the
county
5
upon
receipt
by
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
of
the
6
motion
or
motions,
requesting
such
submission,
adopted
by
the
7
governing
body
or
bodies
of
the
city
or
cities
located
within
8
the
county
or
of
the
county
,
for
the
unincorporated
areas
of
9
the
county,
representing
at
least
one
half
of
the
population
of
10
the
county.
Upon
adoption
of
such
motion,
the
governing
body
11
of
the
city
or
of
the
county
,
for
the
unincorporated
areas
,
12
shall
submit
the
motion
to
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
13
and
in
the
case
of
the
governing
body
of
the
city
shall
notify
14
the
board
of
supervisors
of
the
adoption
of
the
motion
.
15
Within
fifteen
days
of
receiving
such
a
motion
submitted
by
16
a
city
located
within
the
county
or
by
the
county
for
the
17
unincorporated
areas
of
the
county,
the
county
commissioner
18
of
elections
shall
send
written
notice
to
all
other
cities
19
located
in
whole
or
in
part
within
the
county
and
to
the
board
20
of
supervisors
if
the
motion
is
submitted
by
a
city.
The
21
notice
shall
name
the
city
that
submitted
the
motion
or
the
22
county
that
submitted
the
motion
for
the
unincorporated
areas
23
of
the
county,
the
date
the
motion
was
adopted
by
the
governing
24
body
of
the
city
or
county,
the
population
of
the
city
or
25
unincorporated
areas
represented
by
the
governing
body
that
26
submitted
the
motion,
the
names
of
all
other
jurisdictions
from
27
which
the
commissioner
of
elections
holds
valid
motions,
the
28
populations
of
such
other
jurisdictions,
the
total
population
29
of
the
county,
and
a
description
of
the
approval
procedures
30
and
population
requirements
for
submission
of
the
question
to
31
the
registered
voters
of
the
county.
The
county
commissioner
32
of
elections
shall
keep
a
file
on
all
the
motions
received
33
and,
upon
reaching
the
population
requirements,
shall
publish
34
notice
of
the
ballot
proposition
concerning
the
imposition
of
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the
local
sales
and
services
tax.
A
motion
ceases
to
be
valid
1
at
the
time
of
the
holding
of
the
regular
election
for
the
2
election
of
members
of
the
governing
body
which
adopted
the
3
motion.
The
county
commissioner
of
elections
shall
eliminate
4
from
the
file
any
motion
that
ceases
to
be
valid.
The
manner
5
provided
under
this
paragraph
for
the
submission
of
the
6
question
of
imposition
of
a
local
sales
and
services
tax
is
an
7
alternative
to
the
manner
provided
in
paragraph
“a”
.
8
EXPLANATION
9
Code
section
423B.1
governs
the
procedures
for
approval
10
and
imposition
of
a
local
option
sales
and
services
tax.
The
11
question
of
the
imposition
of
a
local
sales
and
services
tax
is
12
to
be
submitted
to
the
registered
voters
of
the
incorporated
13
and
unincorporated
areas
of
the
county
upon
receipt
by
the
14
county
commissioner
of
elections
of
the
motion
or
motions,
15
requesting
such
submission,
adopted
by
the
governing
body
or
16
bodies
of
the
city
or
cities
located
within
the
county
or
17
of
the
county
for
the
unincorporated
areas
of
the
county,
18
representing
at
least
one-half
of
the
population
of
the
county.
19
When
a
motion
is
adopted
by
the
governing
body
of
the
20
city
or
by
the
board
of
supervisors
of
the
county
for
the
21
unincorporated
areas,
that
governing
body
must
submit
the
22
motion
to
the
county
commissioner
of
elections.
This
bill
23
requires
that
within
15
days
of
receiving
such
a
motion,
the
24
county
commissioner
of
elections
must
send
written
notice
to
25
all
other
cities
located
in
whole
or
in
part
within
the
county
26
and
to
the
board
of
supervisors
if
the
motion
is
submitted
by
27
a
city.
The
bill
requires
the
notice
to
name
the
city
that
28
submitted
the
motion
or
the
county
that
submitted
the
motion
29
for
the
unincorporated
areas
of
the
county,
the
date
the
motion
30
was
adopted
by
the
city
council
or
the
board
of
supervisors,
31
as
applicable,
the
population
of
the
jurisdiction
or
area
that
32
submitted
the
motion,
the
names
of
all
other
jurisdictions
from
33
which
the
commissioner
of
elections
holds
valid
motions,
the
34
populations
of
such
other
jurisdictions,
the
population
of
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