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Committee considers bill to clarify use of soil modifiers in agricultural assessments

2238082 · February 3, 2025
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Summary

Senate Bill 2,367 would clarify when and how counties apply assessment modifiers (rocks, trees, water, slope) to agricultural land values; supporters said the change would correct inconsistent county practices, and the Department of Taxation provided background on how modifiers are set and applied.

Senators on the Finance and Taxation Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2,367, a bill the sponsor described as clarifying county discretion over “modifiers” used when assessing agricultural land value.

Senator Yana Myrtle, sponsor of the bill, said the bill “cleans up the language and clarifies what discretion [counties] have to apply or to set the modifiers for each county,” and that the change is meant to reduce burden on property owners who had in some counties been required to…

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