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Jones County commissioners ask state legislators to revisit House Bill 1116 over local revenue concerns
Summary
County staff warned that House Bill 1116’s proposed 3% property-tax cap could shift revenue to sales taxes that would disproportionately affect smaller counties; the board unanimously approved a resolution urging state negotiators to address county concerns and authorized staff to transmit the resolution when appropriate.
County staff briefed the Board of Commissioners on House Bill 1116 during the March 17 meeting and commissioners approved a resolution asking state legislators to continue negotiating changes to the bill.
A county department head identified as Jason summarized the bill as a property-tax reduction or freeze proposal that imposes a 3% cap on increases but does not reset assessed values for taxpayers who are frozen at higher or lower valuations. He warned the bill “doesn’t…
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