Next week's hearings

Increasing the proportion of state public defense funding that constitute city monies (SB 5819/HB 1781) – AWC Priority
SB 5819 will be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, February 18. See the Law & justice section.
Street Utility (HB 1947) – AWC Priority
The bill will be heard in the House Transportation Committee on Tuesday, February 17, at 3:30 pm. See the Infrastructure section.
Regulating house-banked social card games (HB 2162) – AWC Priority
The bill is scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor on February 17 at 10 am. See the Land use and housing section.
Annexation of unincorporated areas served by fire protection districts (HB 2020/SB 5808) – AWC Priority
The bill is scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 8 am on Wednesday, February 18. See the Land use and housing Section.

For a list of hearings of interest during our City Legislative Action Conference next week, please see www.awcnet.org/citylegactionconf.

What you can do now

Offender medical costs (HB 1780) – AWC Priority
HB 1780 was heard on February 10. If you have a member on the House General Government Appropriations Committee, please contact them to express support for removal of the sunset provision to continue current practice that provides for responsibility for offender medical costs to the jurisdiction that initiates the charges. This simply continues long-standing practice that was brought into question with a 2005 Attorney General’s Opinion, prompting AWC to seek the change in law.
Street Utility (HB 1947) – AWC Priority
This legislation would be a local option for cities to form a street utility for the purpose of maintaining and preserving their streets. Please contact your legislator on the House Transportation Committee in support of HB 1947.