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Committee advances bill to tighten review of property-tax exemptions for land leased to local public entities
Summary
The finance panel voted unanimously to send House Bill 12 89, as amended, to the committee of the whole. Sponsors say the bill strengthens oversight of property tax exemptions when private property is leased to metro districts and shifts some review responsibilities to county governing bodies.
House Bill 12 89, sponsored by Representatives at the hearing, drew testimony from county assessors and industry stakeholders before the House Finance Committee adopted an amendment and advanced the bill unanimously.
Sponsors said the bill clarifies state law governing exemptions for real property leased to public entities — primarily metro districts — and creates processes for additional local review when properties leased to a metro district appear to confer private gain. The bill was presented as narrowing a potential loophole where landowners who sit on metro district boards could lease property to the district and receive a property-tax…
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