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House approves bill clarifying property-tax deferral eligibility, debate centers on look-back and annual application
Summary
The House passed an amendment to House Bill 3-55 to clarify the scope of state property-tax deferral eligibility for low-cash, equity-rich homeowners. Debate focused on whether the measure allows retroactive deferral for prior tax years and whether that undercuts the program’s annual-application structure.
House Bill 3-55, an amendment to Idaho’s property-tax deferral provisions for qualifying homeowners, passed the Idaho House after floor debate Wednesday.
The sponsor said the bill clarifies ambiguous language in section 63-7-14 (as cited in the floor remarks) that previously read “any property tax due,” which he said could be read to include taxes in arrears from prior years. The amendment aims to…
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