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Agriculture Groups Back Proposal to Buy Down School Mills on Ag Land; Committee Hears Fiscal Implications
Summary
Senate Bill 2363 would reduce the school mill levy applied to agricultural land from 60 mills to 30 mills, a proposal supporters say would make property tax relief more equitable for farm and ranch landowners; witnesses warned the change would shift burdens without broader offsets, and the fiscal note was cited at roughly $80.5 million.
Senate Bill 2363, sponsored to insert agriculture‑land relief into the broader property‑tax discussion, drew testimony from farm groups who urged lawmakers to include agricultural property in any final relief package.
Sponsor Senator Herbley framed the bill as an attempt to put farmland “at the table” in the property‑tax debate. The draft would reduce the school mill levy for agricultural land from 60 mills to 30 mills — effectively halving the school portion of the local rate applied to ag land — and supporters said that change could meaningfully reduce some farm…
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