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Committee sends senior property‑tax deferral bill to general orders after treasurers raise implementation concerns
Summary
Representative Wisniewski presented House Bill 355 to clarify the scope of property‑tax deferral for qualified seniors. County treasurer witnesses warned the bill’s current language could delay tax‑deed processes and carry software and administrative costs; the committee voted to send the bill to general orders for further amendment.
BOISE, March 6 — The House Revenue & Taxation Committee voted to send House Bill 355 to general orders after sponsor Representative Wisniewski described the bill as a clarification of the state’s existing property-tax deferral program for qualifying seniors and county treasurers raised operational objections.
Representative Wisniewski said the bill would clarify whether “any property tax due” that a qualified claimant may defer includes prior years in arrears, current-year charges, or both. He described the program as longstanding (in statute since 2006), available to residents age 65 and older who meet income and equity tests, and said the state places a lien on the property in exchange for the deferral; interest is set in statute as the federal…
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