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Senate narrowly advances bill to give limited property‑tax exemption for second homes
Summary
After hours of floor debate and constituent excerpts, the Senate voted to put SB 17 on the third‑reading calendar. The measure would grant second residences a 25% exemption on the first $100,000 of value; vote was close (15–14).
Senate Bill 17, which would extend a limited residential exemption to second residences (commonly referred to in debate as cabins), cleared a close procedural hurdle after extended floor debate and moved to the third‑reading calendar.
Sponsor Senator Bueller framed the bill as a corrective measure for an unintended shift created by the 1995 residential‑exemption change. He presented constituent anecdotes and a white paper prepared with legislative fiscal staff and the State Tax Commission detailing…
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