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Taxes department seeks small BAA changes for renter and homeowner credits, outlines telecom property appraisal project

Senate Appropriations Committee · January 16, 2026
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Andrew Stein, chief operating officer for the Department of Taxes, told the Senate Appropriations Committee the department requests $1.5 million more for the renter credit, $1.5 million less for the homeowner rebate and a $500,000 pilot tied to the telecommunications property tax transition; staff also described a vendor appraisal project to inventory telecom property across the state.

Andrew Stein, chief operating officer for the Department of Taxes, told the Senate Appropriations Committee the department’s BAA package includes modest adjustments to two tax credits and funding for a pilot connected to a multi‑year telecommunications property appraisal effort.

"The first is a 1 and a half million up for the renter credit," Stein said, and the department also proposed "a 1 and a half million down for the homeowner rebate." He said the renter credit overhaul in FY21 expanded eligibility and that actuals last year exceeded estimates by about $750,000. Department…

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