2025 bills / H.B. 62
H.B. 62 Property Tax Act Modifications (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
AI summary from the official description
This bill sets a deadline for applying for the residential property tax exemption and changes what the residential property declaration an owner signs must include. It also clarifies when land under five acres can qualify for agricultural property tax assessment, clarifies that tax deferral and abatement decisions can be appealed to the State Tax Commission, and requires the commission to report certain rules to the Legislature.
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Official description
- establishes an application deadline for the residential property tax exemption
- modifies the contents of the residential property declaration signed by an owner of residential property
- clarifies the circumstances under which land that is less than five acres in area may qualify for agricultural property tax assessment
- clarifies a taxpayer's ability to appeal decisions related to tax deferral and tax abatement to the State Tax Commission
- requires the State Tax Commission to report to the Legislature if certain rules are promulgated
- makes technical and conforming changes
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What members get
- An alert the day H.B. 62 is put on a committee agenda, with time and room, so you can be there to speak
- When H.B. 62 is rewritten, exactly which words changed
- Its hearings in your own calendar
- Your own scorecard: pick the side you favor and see how every legislator voted
Every vote
- 71 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFinal House vote · Jan 29, 2025Who voted how
- 4 yes, 0 no, 3 absentSenate Revenue and Taxation Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 3, 2025Who voted how
- 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 13, 2025Who voted how
- 23 yes, 0 no, 6 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 14, 2025Who voted how