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House roll call #362 · 2017–2018 session · May 30, 2018

Relative to community benefit districts

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Approve the bill in this chamber (it still needs the other chamber and a final vote)

Official wording: H.4546, On Engrossment

Who filed H.4546

Sponsor House Committee on Ways and Means

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149 Yes2 No2 did not vote

Passed

Every member's vote

Voted yes (149)
Voted no (2)
Did not vote (2)

What it means

This bill creates a new state law (chapter 40X) letting property owners in a city or town form community benefit districts, run by nonprofit corporations funded by required yearly fees on participating property owners. A district can provide services such as added maintenance, security and sanitation, parks, parking, marketing, events, transit and public art. Forming one takes a petition by owners paying more than 50 per cent of the proposed yearly fees, a public hearing and a majority vote of the local governing body, and yearly fees may not exceed ½ of 1 per cent of participating properties' assessed value. Nonprofit and government property is exempt, the municipality may exempt owner-occupied homes, unpaid fees can become a lien, and owners must vote every 10 years to renew the district.

Source: official text and history of H.4546 on malegislature.gov.

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