AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ORDINANCES
Summary
Allows unpaid fines for violations of municipal ordinances to be recorded as alien in the land records, where the violating real property is located. The lien would be added to amount of real estate taxes owed on the property at issue.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Last action May 15, 2025
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
May 15, 2025
Committee
05/15/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Tikoian
DDemocratic
P
John Burke
DDemocratic
P
Mark McKenney
DDemocratic
P
Pete Appollonio
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Pearson
DDemocratic
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