HB 255-HOME RULE VILLAGES                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Number 0054                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIRMAN HARRIS  made an announcement regarding  HOUSE BILL NO.                                                              
255, "An Act relating to villages;  and providing for an effective                                                              
date."  On  February 22, 2000,  CSHB 255(CRA) had been  moved from                                                              
the House  Community and  Regional Affairs  Committee with  a zero                                                              
fiscal note.  Now,  however, the bill has picked  up a fiscal note                                                              
of  $2,800.   Although the  committee  could bring  the bill  back                                                              
before them  and take  action, he  felt that  with the new  fiscal                                                              
note,  the  bill  would  now receive  a  House  Finance  Committee                                                              
referral.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
[There  were  no  further  comments, and  the  committee  took  no                                                              
action.]