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Property-tax levy for education fails after debate over perpetual levy and CPI cap
Summary
A proposed second-substitute to House Bill 230 that would have allowed a property-tax levy for education with an annual cap tied to the CPI for urban wage earners failed on the House floor, 32–42, after lawmakers argued it amounted to an ongoing tax increase.
The House defeated a second substitute to House Bill 230, a proposal to create a property-tax levy for education with an annual cap tied to the Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners (CPIW). Voting closed with 32 yes and 42 no votes, and the measure failed.
Sponsor Representative Steiler said the substitute was designed to limit year-to-year increases for homeowners on fixed incomes,…
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