TAXING DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to allow fire protection districts to enter into certain agreements to transfer territory and to allow certain taxing districts to be exempt from certain budget limitations.

Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2026 Session Law Chapter 197 Effective: Retroactive to 01/01/2026

Delivered to Governor at 4:40 p.m. on March 26, 2026

Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

Signed by President; returned to House

Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - OkuniewiczTitle apvd - to House

Read second time; filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation

Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-9-2AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Crane(13), Harris, Hawkins, Price, Rasor, WisniewskiAbsent – Green, ManwaringFloor Sponsor - SauterTitle apvd - to Senate

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government

Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing