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City holds first of three public hearings on House Bill 581 floating homestead exemption
Summary
Finance staff presented options for responding to a new statewide floating homestead exemption created by House Bill 581; council opened the first of three required hearings and explained March deadlines for any local opt-out decision.
City finance staff led the council through a primer on property-tax roles and the implications of House Bill 581, which would create a mandatory statewide floating homestead exemption that increases with inflation. The presentation described how the state exemption would differ from Tucker’s current charter-based homestead “freeze” exemption.
“Tonight, we're here to talk about House Bill 581. And tonight is the first of 3 public hearings for the consideration of the impact of this new…
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