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Committee moves to correct property‑tax hearing deadlines, shifts assessor deadline to July 1
Summary
The committee approved an amendment to correct an inconsistent deadline in property‑tax protest and hearing timelines, moving an assessor hearing deadline to July 1 to align with later filing dates and alternate procedures; the committee introduced the corrected draft with bipartisan sponsors.
Rebecca Bayetti of the Office of Legislative Legal Services told the committee a 2022 statute changed a filing deadline from June 1 to June 8 and that a corresponding assessor deadline was not updated, creating an inconsistency in the code. Bayetti said the draft before the committee corrects that single missed date.
Deputy Director Jim McGrath of the Division of Property Taxation explained the practical timeline: property owners receive notices and may file objections; the assessor reviews objections and schedules hearings. Committee members raised concerns that if a property owner could file up to June 8 then the assessor could not realistically conclude hearings on that same day. After discussion the committee agreed the assessor‑hearing deadline should be July 1 to allow time to conclude matters.
Representative Luck moved to change the date to July 1 on the proposed draft; Representative Carter seconded the amendment. The committee adopted the amendment and then moved LLS 30‑312 as amended for introduction. Sponsors were assigned in both chambers; chair and members characterized the edit as a technical true‑up correcting a missed date rather than a substantive policy change.
