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Committee reviews bill to move property tax mailing and certification deadlines earlier
Summary
Senate Bill 73 would move the county treasurer statement mailing date from Dec. 15 to Dec. 1, move certification of levies to the director of property valuation from Nov. 15 to Nov. 1, and permit county clerks to use a taxing subdivision's prior-year budget if the subdivision fails to file by Oct. 1.
The Senate Committee on Taxation considered Senate Bill 73, which would change several calendar deadlines tied to property-tax administration: it would require county treasurers to mail property tax statements by Dec. 1 instead of Dec. 15, move the deadline for county clerks to certify abstracts of value, levies and taxes to the director of property valuation from Nov. 15 to Nov. 1, and allow county clerks to rely on a taxing subdivision's previous year's budget and levy if that subdivision fails to file its budget by 5 p.m. on Oct. 1.
Sponsor Senator Tim Blue said the bill grew from practical problems in his county, where tax statements were mailed Dec. 15 and some taxpayers did not receive them before the Dec. 20 payment due date. "The issue is the…
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