Bills / H.B. 425
H.B. 425 Local Government Fees Amendments
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would bar cities and other local governments from charging general fees for broadband and public safety. It would also set a required study, public process, separate public vote, and 10-year expiration before local governments could adopt transportation utility fees.
Plain-English summary written by AI from the sponsor’s presentation in committee and on the floor. Check the official text below.
Official description
- defines terms
- prohibits a city from imposing a fee on the general public for broadband or public safety service, with exceptions
- prohibits a town from imposing a fee on the general public for public safety services, with exceptions
- authorizes a municipality or a county to impose a transportation utility fee
- establishes the process and requirements for a municipality or county to impose or increase a transportation utility fee
- establishes the process and requirements for a municipality or county to use the revenue generated by a transportation utility fee
- requires a municipality or county that establishes a transportation utility fee to:
- establish an appeal process
- conduct an annual review of the fee
- provides that an ordinance imposing a transportation utility fee is subject to local referenda
- makes technical and conforming changes
What it costs you
- State spending from tax funds goes up by $1,000 in FY2027.
- The official fiscal note on residents and businesses:
To the extent that a town, city, or municipality assesses a transportation utility fee, costs could increase for businesses and individuals but would vary depending on the scope of services provided or construction to be completed as well as the classification of users; aggregate impact is unknown.
From the bill's latest official fiscal note, counting the state's tax funds (General, Income Tax, Education, Uniform School, and Transportation) in the first full budget year after the session. Some bills take effect partway through that year, so later years can be larger; the note shows each year. Household count: U.S. Census Bureau. An average is a starting point, not your bill.
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Every vote
- 7 yes, 0 no, 5 absentHouse Political Subdivisions Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 6, 2026Who voted how
- 68 yes, 0 no, 7 absentFinal House vote · Feb 18, 2026Who voted how
- 3 yes, 0 no, 4 absentSenate Revenue and Taxation Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 23, 2026Who voted how
- 20 yes, 0 no, 9 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 26, 2026Who voted how
- 26 yes, 0 no, 3 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 27, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 6, 2026 House Political Subdivisions Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (23 turns) →
- Feb 18, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (7 turns) →
- Feb 23, 2026 Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (15 turns) →
- Feb 26, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (6 turns) →
- Feb 27, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (7 turns) →