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House adopts resolution creating property-tax task force after debate over scope and appointments
Summary
The South Dakota House voted 64-6 to adopt House Concurrent Resolution 6,003, establishing a task force to study broad property tax relief and options. Lawmakers debated the timeline, membership appointments and whether the Speaker and majority leader should each appoint four members.
Representative Hansen moved the adoption of House Concurrent Resolution 6,003, a measure to create a task force to study substantial property tax relief, and the House adopted the resolution by a vote of 64-6.
The resolution, presented as a vehicle for a broad, interim study, seeks to bring "all the interested parties to the table" — including homeowners, local governments, the Senate and the governor's office — to develop options for large-scale property tax relief, Representative Hansen said on the floor.
The measure's sponsor said property valuations and tax burdens have grown in recent years and that proposals delivering…
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