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Committee approves changes to school levy rules, creates fixed‑sum renewal path for some emergency levies
Summary
The panel accepted amendments to House Bill 129 to transition many emergency levies onto the 20‑mill floor over time, create a temporary fixed‑sum renewal for existing emergency levies, and delay calculation changes until districts' next revaluation; opponents sought continuation of rollback credits.
House Ways and Means Committee Vice Chair Thomas explained amendments Thursday to House Bill 129 that aim to limit the ability to reclassify and reallocate certain school property‑tax millage and to clarify how the 20‑mill “floor” applies.
The amendment adopted by the committee allows schools that currently rely on emergency levies to convert one renewal of that levy into a fixed‑sum levy — a request for a specified dollar amount each year — while preserving eligibility for the state’s rollback credits (the 10% nonbusiness credit and the 2.5% owner‑occupied credit) for that single renewal. The amendment also delays moving those revenues into the 20‑mill calculation until…
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