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Panel backs changes to truth-in-taxation process to give earlier public notice
Summary
Committee unanimously advanced HB236 to require earlier public notices when taxing entities are considering increases, require two tentative budgets (baseline and with proposed increases), and delay operating on an increased budget until after the August hearing, giving taxpayers clearer choices earlier in the process.
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee voted unanimously to forward HB236, legislation designed to make truth-in-taxation hearings more meaningful by giving the public earlier notice and clearer budget comparisons.
Sponsor Representative Karen Peterson told the committee the bill would require taxing entities considering a rate increase to…
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