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Committee rejects broader ag-storage property-tax exemption; adopts 'do not pass' on Senate Bill 2039
Summary
Senate Bill 2039, which would expand agricultural property classifications to include certain storage facilities, failed to win committee approval after debate over local tax shifts and zoning; an amendment narrowing definitions was adopted but the committee ultimately voted 7-5-1 for do not pass.
The Finance and Taxation Committee debated Senate Bill 2039, a measure that would expand agricultural property‑tax treatment to certain storage facilities (including potato warehouses) even when those buildings sit on land platted or classified as non‑farm. After adoption of a sponsor-proposed amendment to tighten definitions, the committee voted to recommend do not pass on the bill 7-5-1.
Representative Greenheck presented the interim bill and an amendment intended to clarify…
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