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Committee holds bill that would exempt commercial childcare from property tax
Summary
Senate Bill 275, which would exclude commercial childcare centers from property taxation, was held by the Senate Ways and Means Committee for further work after members raised concerns about broad scope and unintended consequences.
Senate Bill 275 was held by the Senate Ways and Means Committee for further revision after members said the bill’s language would broadly exempt commercial childcare centers from property taxation.
The sponsor said he did not disagree with the bill’s intent but that the draft would "literally take every commercial childcare center and make it... tax free," and therefore raised concerns about the bill’s current scope. He invited colleagues to work with him on revisions, including the possibility of using the bill as a carrier vehicle for other language if members provided changes quickly enough to comply with non-germane notice requirements.
No amendments were adopted and no vote to advance the bill was taken; the committee chair said the panel would revisit the measure before the legislative deadline if members provided suggested changes.
The transcript records that the bill was held and that the sponsor was open to amendment and to collaborating with other senators to narrow or rework the proposal. The committee did not provide a timeline in the transcript for when SB275 will be reconsidered.
