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Representative seeks interim study on rising property taxes after lawmakers hear testimony
Summary
Representative Boxier asked the committee to place property tax reform on the interim study list after testimony that rising property taxes are burdening longtime homeowners; the committee agreed to move to the next agenda and recommend staff include the topic as an interim study item.
Representative Boxier presented HB511 to address what she described as “skyrocketing property taxes,” urging the committee to treat the topic as an interim study rather than advancing immediate statutory changes.
Boxier told members homeowners – particularly seniors, veterans and working families – have seen sharply higher tax bills that can force sales or lost equity. She urged a “balanced approach that provides…
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