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Committee advances bill clarifying which property-tax years qualify for homestead deferral
Summary
The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee voted to send House Bill 355 to the floor with a “do pass” recommendation after Representative Tony Wisniewski described changes intended to clarify that the state’s homestead tax-deferral program may cover prior years of unpaid property tax up to the limits in statute.
The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee on March 20 voted to send House Bill 355 to the Senate floor with a “do pass” recommendation. The bill, sponsored in the House by Representative Tony Wisniewski (District 5), clarifies how the state’s existing property-tax deferral for qualifying homeowners applies to prior tax years.
Representative Tony Wisniewski told the committee the program is intended to help homeowners who are “property equity rich, but cash flow poor,” often seniors on fixed incomes who have lived in their homes for decades. “Any means any,” Wisniewski said, arguing the statute’s phrase “defer payment of any property tax due” should be read to include previous years’ unpaid taxes up to the statutory limit rather than only the…
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