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Committee backs bill to limit school levy spikes, adds one-time glide path for some emergency levies
Summary
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced House Bill 129 after adopting an amendment that creates a temporary glide path allowing certain existing emergency levies to convert once to a "fixed sum" renewal and to receive rollback credits; another amendment seeking to permanently grandfather rollbacks was laid on the table.
The House Ways and Means Committee on Oct. 30 advanced House Bill 129, a measure aimed at limiting sudden increases in school property-tax millage and clarifying how emergency, substitute and replacement levies are treated for the 20-mill floor and state rollback credits.
Why it matters: Supporters said the bill increases clarity and transparency for taxpayers and prevents repeated spikes in millage rates; opponents and some members urged additional time to vet how the changes affect joint vocational school districts and other local entities.
What the amendment does: Vice Chair Representative David Thomas explained an amendment (AM 136_0894) that creates a…
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