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HB 816 would bar year‑to‑year increases in motor vehicle assessments and let State Tax Commission competitively select valuation guides
Summary
House Bill 816 would prohibit an assessor from increasing a motor vehicle's assessed value above the previous year's properly assessed value and direct the State Tax Commission to competitively procure a valuation guide for statewide use.
Representative Breeding presented House Bill 816 as the "taxpayer protection act" for motor vehicle assessments, arguing that pandemic‑era market swings caused steep increases in used‑car values that translated directly into higher tax bills without a rollback mechanism. Under the bill, assessors would be prohibited from assessing a motor vehicle at a higher value than it was assigned in the prior year, provided the prior year…
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