SB643: Requiring municipalities to hold a public hearing and conduct a roll call vote when seeking to override a tax or spending cap.
Engrossed
Senate
Summary
Requiring municipalities to hold a public hearing and conduct a roll call vote when seeking to override a tax or spending cap.
Sponsors
Kevin Avard
R - SD-012
Primary
Timothy Lang
R - SD-002
Co-sponsor
Keith Murphy
R - SD-016
Co-sponsor
Victoria Sullivan
R - SD-018
Co-sponsor
Liz Barbour
R - HD-35-HIL
Co-sponsor
John Sellers
R - HD-10-GRA
Co-sponsor
History
- 2025-11-25 Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; Senate Journal 1
- 2026-01-22 Hearing: 01/27/2026, Room 122-123, State House, 09:30 am; Senate Calendar 3
- 2026-02-17 Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0781s, 03/05/2026; Vote 3-2; Consent Calendar; Senate Calendar 8
- 2026-03-05 SB 643 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/05/2026; Senate Journal 5
- 2026-03-05 Committee Amendment # 2026-0781s, Amendment Failed, Voice Vote; 03/05/2026; Senate Journal 5
- 2026-03-05 Sen. Lang Floor Amendment # 2026-0958s, Amendment Adopted, Voice Vote; 03/05/2026; Senate Journal 5
- 2026-03-05 Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0958s, Regular Calendar 16Y-8N, Motion Adopted; OT3rdg; 03/05/2026; Senate Journal 5
- 2026-03-16 Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government House Journal 8
- 2026-04-01 Public Hearing: 04/07/2026 11:00 am GP 154
Committee Referrals
2025-11-25
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Senate
2026-03-16
Municipal and County Government
House
Calendar Events
Past Events (2)
2026-01-27
Hearing - Room 122-123, State House
2026-04-07
Hearing - GP 154
Votes
Ought to Pass w/Amendment
2026-03-05
Passed
Yea: 16
Nay: 8
NV: 0
Absent: 0
Individual Votes (24)
| Democrats | Vote | Republicans | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Rosenwald | Nay | Daniel Innis | Yea |
| David Watters | Nay | Daryl Abbas | Yea |
| Debra Altschiller | Nay | David Rochefort | Yea |
| Donovan Fenton | Nay | Denise Ricciardi | Yea |
| Patrick Long | Nay | Howard Pearl | Yea |
| Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | Nay | James Gray | Yea |
| Suzanne Prentiss | Nay | Keith Murphy | Yea |
| Tara Reardon | Nay | Kevin Avard | Yea |
| Mark McConkey | Yea | ||
| Regina Birdsell | Yea | ||
| Ruth Ward | Yea | ||
| Sharon Carson | Yea | ||
| Tim McGough | Yea | ||
| Timothy Lang | Yea | ||
| Victoria Sullivan | Yea | ||
| William Gannon | Yea |