Committee advances multiple bills; rollback-tax repeal fails

The State and Local Government Committee concluded its final session by advancing a slate of bills across topics from corrections training to municipal property rules and rejecting a proposal to repeal the rollback/greenbelt tax.

Key votes at a glance:

- SB 18-04 (county reimbursement for prosecution of state inmates): passed as amended and moves to calendar (9 ayes).

- SB 25-87 (corrections training supplement): passed and moves to finance with a fiscal note (9 ayes).

- SB 24-52 (temporary special-event to-go cups): passed and moves to calendar (7 ayes).

- SB 25-81 (vacant commercial property inventory): passed as amended and moves to calendar (7 ayes).

- SB 21-62 (confidentiality for senior/director candidates): passed as amended (6 ayes, 2 nos); a public witness urged narrowing the categories of positions covered.

- SB 18-24 (elimination of rollback/greenbelt tax): failed in committee (3 ayes, 6 nos); sponsor argued the rollback penalizes sellers for services they never received, opponents defended the policy as part of long-term planning.

Several technical and procedural amendments were adopted during the session; the committee adjourned subject to the chair's call.