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2025R: HB1522 ACT 620

TO AMEND THE LAW TO ALLOW FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS IN THE MUNICIPAL AID FUND, TURNBACK FUNDS, AND COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX REVENUES TO NEWLY INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Latest action: Notification that HB1522 is now Act 620

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Sponsor	Role
Womack	lead
A. Clark	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 18, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Feb 18, 2025, 4:52 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Feb 25, 2025, 8:29 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Feb 25, 2025, 8:29 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Feb 25, 2025, 9:58 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 26, 2025, 12:45 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Feb 27, 2025, 2:39 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Feb 27, 2025, 2:39 p.m. CT	House	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Feb 27, 2025, 4:32 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Feb 27, 2025, 4:32 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to REVENUE & TAX - SENATE
Apr 2, 2025, 7:38 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 8, 2025, 7:39 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 8, 2025, 7:39 p.m. CT	Senate	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Apr 8, 2025, 7:39 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 11:24 a.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 11:24 a.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 9, 2025, 11:24 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 14, 2025, 5:12 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1522 is now Act 620

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 26, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House City, County - Local Affairs Committee Meeting · Big Mac, Room B	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 27, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 2, 2025, 4:30 p.m. CT	Senate Revenue and Taxation · Old Supreme Court	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Womack, filed Feb 20, 2025, 1:44 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1522 TO AMEND THE LAW TO ALLOW FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS IN THE MUNICIPAL AID FUND, .

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Womack	Feb 20, 2025, 1:44 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

DFA1 · Apr 2, 2025

Fiscal Impact Statement Bill: HB1522 As Engrossed: 2/25/2025 Bill Subtitle: TO AMEND THE LAW TO ALLOW FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS IN THE MUNICIPAL AID FUND, TURNBACK FUNDS, AND COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX REVENUES TO NEWLY INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: Rep. Womack and Sen. Clark Basic Change: HB1522 (engrossed 2/25/25) amends the determination of population figures for a newly incorporated municipality. HB1522 establishes a method to identify the population of a newly incorporated municipality until federal decennial census data is available. HB1522 expressly changes the calculation of a new municipality's population for purposes of: • The Municipal Aid Fund; • County sales taxes for capital improvements that are divided amongst the municipalities within a county; and • The Highway Revenue Distribution Law. Fiscal Impact: None. Taxpayer Impact: None. Resources Required: None. Time Required: None. Procedural Changes: None. Other Comments: None. Legal Analysis: None.

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Apr 2, 2025, 7:38 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Feb 26, 2025, 12:45 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 975

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 7:39:20 PM · arkleg

35Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (35)

House · RCS 385

Thursday, February 27, 2025 2:39:31 PM · arkleg

97Yea

0Nay

3Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (97)

Not voting (3)

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