House Bill 16-1175 Summary

• Establishes centralized procedures for administering property tax exemptions for qualifying seniors and disabled veterans, including cross-checking applications to prevent multiple exemptions and verifying applicant eligibility.

• Moves key administrative deadlines from August 15 to August 1 and from September 1 to August 1 for exemption denial notices and hearing requests to expedite the exemption process.

• Requires the state registrar of vital statistics to identify deceased exemption recipients and notify assessors to terminate exemptions, preventing fraudulent claims by beneficiaries of deceased individuals.

• Authorizes the property tax administrator to share exemption application information with the Department of Revenue for verification purposes and with the Department of Public Health and Environment to cross-reference death records.

• Appropriates $29,270 to the Division of Property Taxation for the 2016-17 fiscal year to implement the act, with most provisions effective immediately and deadline changes effective January 1, 2017.