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Senate approves minimum assessor qualifications; amendment to vacate office if not certified fails
Summary
The Senate debated SB 87 requiring minimum appraiser registration for county assessors and an 18‑month window to obtain qualifications; an amendment to revert to the original language (which would vacate office if not certified) failed, but the bill as amended passed (27–0). The debate focused on fairness to small counties and test pass rates.
Senate Bill 87, concerning minimum qualifications for county property tax assessors, was the subject of extended floor debate before the Senate placed the bill on the third‑reading calendar on Feb. 7.
Senator Lyle Hilliard, referencing a property tax task force report, argued the state needs minimum appraisal‑registration requirements for assessors to protect uniformity in valuations across counties. Hilliard said the change is aimed at fairness across the state, ensuring a $100,000 property has comparable…
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