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Lawmakers debate giving homestead status higher priority over tax liens; counties and cities oppose
Summary
House Bill 1343 would grant homestead protections and change tax‑lien priority so primary residences rank immediately after child‑support claims; supporters framed it as protecting homeowners, while county and city associations warned it could shift costs to other taxpayers and complicate collections.
Representative Ben Koppelman introduced House Bill 1343 to clarify homestead protections and change the priority of tax liens on primary residences. He told the committee the bill would prevent forced sale of a primary residence for unpaid taxes in many circumstances and place county or city tax liens behind child‑support claims in lien priority.
Koppelman said the bill’s intent is to protect homeowners from losing their homes for unpaid taxes and described sections that would let an owner declare a…
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