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Vice chair outlines bill to count emergency and reallocated school millage toward 20‑mill floor
Summary
Vice Chair Thomas told the House Ways and Means Committee that House Bill 129 would change which school levies count toward the statutory 20‑mill guaranteed tax rate to improve transparency for taxpayers.
Vice Chair Thomas presented proponent testimony on House Bill 129, which would change how certain school tax levies and allocations count toward the state’s guaranteed 20‑mill school tax rate. Thomas said the bill is part of a broader property-tax reform effort and is intended to give taxpayers clearer control over school tax increases.
Thomas told the committee that under current law certain levies — notably emergency and substitute levies — do not count toward the 20‑mill floor and that some school districts have used that distinction to obtain additional recurring revenue without voters fully seeing the combined tax impact: “If…
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