Permitting an exchange of the cash reserve levy for another local levy within the school budget for certain school districts to correct for an extreme circumstance and including effective date provisions

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedApril 23, 2026
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   Done: SubcommitteeApril 23, 2026
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   Done: House committeeApril 28, 2026
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   Done: Passes the HouseMay 2, 202685–0
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   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

2A. A school district that wishes to adjust its levy rates pursuant to the bill shall notify the department of management in a manner prescribed by the department. The department shall adjust the school district’s property tax levy rates as necessary to implement the bill. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named April 23, 2026 (as HSB 781). On April 27, 2026 it recommended passage.

• Rep. David E. Young REmail
• Rep. Bill Gustoff REmail
• Rep. Kenan Judge DEmail

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Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title; check the text to be sure it’s the same idea.