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CT SB01054

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/4/2013

Primary Sponsor

Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

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Origin

Senate

2013 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Repeals and replaces section 12-62r of general statutes effective July 1, 2013, governing municipal property tax assessment rates
  • Requires municipalities to phase in apartment property assessments at 50% for October 1, 2011, increasing proportionately to reach 70% by October 1, 2015
  • Sets residential property assessment at a rate designed to increase average property taxes by 3.5 percentage points over base year (October 1, 2010) for the 2011 assessment year, with minimum assessment rate of 23%
  • Establishes annual assessment rate adjustments for residential property based on changes in adjusted tax levy and consumer price index, ranging from 1.5 to 5 percentage points
  • Allows referendums if adjusted tax levy increases more than 2.6 percentage points over prior fiscal year, with one percent of municipal electors able to petition and majority vote required to approve budgets exceeding this threshold

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning Annual Adjustments To Assessment Rates.

Last Action

House Calendar Number 687

6/4/2013

Committee Referrals

Planning and Development5/8/2013
Finance, Revenue and Bonding3/5/2013

Full Bill Text

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