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Audit‑driven bill would require eight‑year review of tax‑exempt properties and public database
Summary
House Bill 29 directs the Department of Revenue to review tax‑exempt property classifications on an eight‑year cycle and to maintain a public database; witnesses said prior reviews removed nearly 400 improper exemptions and the change would streamline future reapplication.
Lawmakers on the House Taxation Committee heard that House Bill 29 implements a legislative audit recommendation to periodically re‑evaluate property tax exemptions and publish information about exempt parcels.
Sponsor Sherry Usman said HB29 stems from the legislative audit division's review of real property tax exemptions and recommends that the Department of Revenue review exempt properties every eight years and maintain a public…
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