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House panel clears bill letting taxpayers remove deceased spouse’s name from property tax bills
Summary
The House Local Government Committee advanced House Bill 438, which would let a taxpayer submit a death certificate to a tax collector and county assessment office to remove a deceased spouse’s name from a real estate tax bill without recording a new deed; the committee sent the measure to the House floor unanimously.
House Bill 438, sponsored by Representative Kuzma, would allow a taxpayer to request that a deceased spouse’s name be removed from a real estate tax bill by submitting a written request and a death certificate to the tax collector and county assessment office rather than recording a new deed.
The change would take effect 60 days after enactment and is supported,…
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