Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to the grounds for removal of a local assessor and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee
Topics:Courts & civil lawCities & counties
Same legislation: HSB 738
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 12, 2026
- Done: House committeeFebruary 19, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Local conference boards would gain new reasons to remove a local assessor from their job. After a public hearing, a board could vote to remove an assessor for behaving unethically, breaking the law, or failing to meet employment standards.1
Read the official explanation
This bill modifies Code section 441.9, which governs the grounds for the removal of a local assessor by majority vote of the conference board to specifically include charges of failing to meet applicable employment standards or charges of unethical or unlawful conduct, if substantiated at a public hearing. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
House subcommittee
Named February 12, 2026 (as HSB 738). On February 17, 2026 it recommended passage.
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