Conference committee agrees to study parts of H.4504; tax classifications and CTE funding left for later

Members of the legislative conference committee on H.4504 said Friday they will add language directing further study of several major provisions, including property tax classifications and parts of proposed education funding changes, and make future implementation contingent on that study.

The move came after multiple committee members said they had not had adequate time to vet the breadth of proposed changes in the bill and urged that parts of the package be studied before becoming effective. "We now are very clear on that, and we have discussed the challenge of much of what you have proposed of the of the of the broad nature of the proposal," said Committee member 1, a conference committee member. "We simply do not believe there's a way to move forward with that in any other way than to say, we understand that it is an issue, and we fully, you know, agree that it needs to be studied."

Why it matters: H.4504 would reorganize how education is funded and how property is classified and taxed; committee members said the changes interact with major shifts already scheduled to the homestead property tax system and that incorrect definitions or…