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Appropriations committee defers bill to update tax refunds for elderly and disabled after outreach and eligibility questions
Summary
Senate Bill 44, which would raise income limits for sales and property tax refunds for seniors and people with disabilities, was deferred after testimony on eligibility, outreach and refund amounts; committee members asked for more data on participation and inflation adjustments.
Pierre — The Joint Committee on Appropriations deferred action on Senate Bill 44 after statistics and extensive testimony highlighted questions about eligibility thresholds, the program’s outreach and the frozen refund amounts.
Brandy Eckert, deputy director in the Department of Revenue’s Business Tax Division, described SB 44 as "the annual special appropriation for sales or property tax refunds for elderly and disabled persons and declares an emergency," and summarized eligibility and recent participation. She said the program requires applicants to be age 65 or older for the full year, or declared disabled under Social Security or…
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