SPONSOR: Mayhew
COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "Do Pass" by the Standing Committee on Local Government by a vote of 13 to 0. Voted "Do Pass" by the Standing Committee on Rules-Legislative by a vote of 7 to 2.
This bill requires certain materials related to proposed budgets of political subdivisions to be submitted to each member of the governing body of the political subdivision no later than seven days in advance of any vote on the budget.
PROPONENTS: Supporters say that any measure that would help get members of governing bodies the information they need in a timely manner to make important decisions is a simple matter of good governance.
Testifying in person for the bill were Representative Mayhew; Arnie Dienoff; and Municipal League Metro St. Louis.
OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.
Written testimony has been submitted for this bill. The full written testimony and witnesses testifying online can be found under Testimony on the bill page on the House website.
Statutes affected: