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Vice chair presents bill to restrict reallocations that can raise school property tax bills without voter approval
Summary
Vice Chair Thomas presented House Bill 129 to limit certain reallocations and unvoted emergency levies from counting toward the guaranteed 20‑mill school tax rate. Committee held a first hearing with extensive questions and no vote recorded.
Vice Chair Thomas presented House Bill 129 to the House Ways and Means Committee in a first hearing that examined whether parts of school tax revenue can be moved or raised without voter approval and still be treated as outside the 20‑mill guaranteed tax rate.
Thomas said the measure is part of a broader property‑tax reform effort and would change which levies and reallocations count toward a district’s guaranteed 20‑mill rate. Under current practice, Thomas said, some districts have used emergency levies and reallocated inside millage to increase revenue beyond what voters directly approved…
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