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HB 680 (2015)

Summary:

Makes various changes to the laws governing the statewide education property tax. In particular, this bill establishes the rate of the statewide education tax at $8 per 1,000 of the value of taxable property and transfers the authority to collect the education property tax from the municipalities to the Department of Revenue Administration. This bill establishes a homestead exemption from the education property tax for the first $250,000 of assessed value of homestead property. The bill also requires an annual transfer of $150,000,000 from the education trust fund to the general fund.

Bill Sponsor:
Gilman Shattuck
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Status Detail:
Killed in the House
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