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Revenue committee advances bill to exempt for‑profit trade schools from property tax after amendments
Summary
Senate File 150, which would exempt for‑profit trade and vocational schools from property and tangible personal property taxes, passed the Revenue Committee after an amendment directing local county assessors to administer eligibility and auditing functions; the committee recorded a 3–2 roll-call vote.
The Senate Revenue Committee on Tuesday advanced Senate File 150, a bill that would exempt for‑profit trade and vocational schools from property tax and tangible personal property tax, and adopted a committee amendment shifting certain administrative duties from the Department of Revenue to county assessors.
Chairman McEwen opened the bill and invited testimony. Ken Gill of the Wyoming Department of Revenue, Property Tax Division, told the committee the bill "is pretty simple" and described the exemption language. He recommended moving eligibility determinations and certain administrative tasks to county assessors, saying "it might be better suited at the county assessor level because they're the ones that will actually be valuing these properties." Gill added that the department could still promulgate rules.
Converse County Assessor Dixie Huxtable said assessors were concerned the bill repeatedly assigned decision and audit authority to the…
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