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Committee tables bill to expand levy-election voting to some property owners after broad opposition
Summary
House Bill 799, which would have allowed certain property owners to vote in local mill levy elections where they do not reside, was tabled by the House Taxation Committee 16-5 after opposition from school boards, cities and counties citing constitutional, fairness and administrative concerns.
The House Taxation Committee on Tuesday tabled House Bill 799, which sought to expand the definition of qualified electors in voted mill levy elections to include certain property owners who do not reside in the taxing jurisdiction. The motion to table was approved on a roll-call vote, 16-5.
Representative Terry Falk, the bill sponsor, said he wanted property owners who pay taxes on property in a jurisdiction to have a voice in levy elections when they are Montana residents, but acknowledged the difficulty of drafting carve-outs and…
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