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House passes measure letting counties use local levy for assessing and collecting; debate focuses on winners and losers
Summary
House Bill 359 passed after lengthy floor debate. Sponsor Representative Brown argued the bill returns assessing-and-collecting financing to county discretion; opponents warned the formula creates winners and losers among counties and could produce inequities when other tax changes take effect.
Representative Brown introduced House Bill 359 to alter how assessing and collecting costs for property tax administration are funded. Brown described the measure as a way to "get the legislature out of the middle" and allow counties to levy an amount (the triple 0.005 mill levy referenced on the floor) to pay for assessing and collecting functions.
Brown and supporters said the change will stop inter-county redistribution fights and allow counties to decide what portion of the…
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