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Heated floor debate over SB 227’s ban on contingency‑fee contracts for tax collection; amendment fails
Summary
Senate Bill 227 would prohibit contingency‑fee contracts between counties (and other public parties) and private firms for property tax assessment/collection work. Senators debated fairness, county capacity and private‑contract limits; a broader amendment to ban all contingency contracts failed in a divided standing vote and the bill was placed on third reading.
A lengthy and contested floor debate on Feb. 25 centered on Senate Bill 227, which seeks to prohibit counties and commissions from entering contingency‑fee contracts with private firms to audit, assess, or collect property taxes.
Sponsor Senator Stevenson told colleagues the bill targets contingency contracts that can give private firms a financial stake in tax collections; he cited out‑of‑state court rulings that found contingency arrangements inconsistent…
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