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Committee sends senior property tax-deferral bill to general orders after treasurers raise implementation concerns
Summary
House Bill 355, which clarifies the state’s property tax-deferral program for seniors, was sent to general orders to allow further amendment after county treasurers warned the draft could delay tax-deed processes and raise software costs.
BOISE, Idaho — The House Revenue and Taxation Committee moved House Bill 355 to general orders on Thursday to allow more time for amendment after county treasurers raised procedural and fiscal concerns about the bill’s language clarifying property tax deferral for older homeowners.
Representative Matthew Wisniewski introduced the one-page bill as a clarification of an existing state program, in place since 2006, that allows qualified owners age 65 and older with limited income to defer property taxes in exchange for a lien recorded by the State Tax Commission. Wisniewski told the committee the draft seeks to resolve an ambiguity over what “any property tax due” means — whether it refers only to the current tax year or also includes past-due taxes — and to clarify application timing so county treasurers and assessors interpret the program consistently.
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