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Panel puts SB 1305 on hold after landowners describe sudden tax spikes during rezoning appeals
Summary
A subcommittee gently laid SB 1305 on the table after landowners testified that Prince William County taxed properties at higher post‑rezoning rates while rezoning decisions were under appeal. The substitute narrowed the bill to Planning District 8; the subcommittee voted 6–2 to table the bill and ask the Department of Taxation for guidance.
SB 1305, a measure by Sen. McPike that would clarify when real‑estate taxation should reflect a change in zoning, was laid on the table by a 6–2 vote after multiple landowners described steep tax increases while rezoning decisions remained in litigation.
The bill’s sponsor, Sen. McPike, told the subcommittee the legislation “seeks to ensure fairness, in equal application regarding laws of taxation in real estate when they're pending rezoning reclassification.” He said the bill responds to a circuit court ruling and would, in the substitute before the committee, limit its scope to Planning District 8.
The issue arose from a recent set of assessments in Prince William County, where several property owners told the subcommittee their tax bills rose dramatically after the county applied post‑rezoning valuations even while rezoning approvals were under appeal. T. George Underwood, a…
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