Lawmaker proposes banning bond rollovers and forcing referendums to general elections

A Republican lawmaker laid out two specific legislative proposals to curb what the speaker described as recurring local tax increases. First, the speaker proposed banning "roll bond rollovers," arguing that when a bond issue is paid off, a new referendum should be required before issuing new bonds. The speaker referenced legislation called "house bill 13 23."

Second, the lawmaker proposed that any referendum that would cause bonds to be issued or increase taxes must be held during a general election — not during consolidated or primary elections — citing "h b 57 36." "No more sneaking it through in low turnout elections," the speaker said. The transcript contains no debate or fiscal analysis of the proposals in this remark.