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IN HB1026

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/5/2016

Primary Sponsor

Cherrish Pryor

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows county commissioners, county councils, city-county councils, or city common councils to establish a neighborhood enhancement property tax relief program providing assessed value deductions to qualified homeowners.

  • Limits eligibility to longtime owner-occupants (at least 10 years continuous ownership and occupancy) of homesteads in designated distressed areas with gross assessed values not exceeding $100,000.

  • Provides a deduction equal to 90% of the "enhancement increase" (property value increases resulting from area renovation or new construction, excluding improvements to the qualified homestead itself).

  • Permits adopting bodies to include a recapture requirement of up to 25% of total tax reductions granted when a qualified homestead is sold.

  • Deduction is automatically applied by county auditor based on county executive's parcel list; homeowners are not required to submit an application.

  • Effective July 1, 2016.

Legislative Description

Property tax relief. Permits a board of county commissioners, a county council, a city-county council, or a city common council to establish a neighborhood enhancement property tax relief program. Specifies that under the program a property tax assessed value deduction is provided that reduces real property taxes on some longtime owner-occupants of residences. Provides that the residences must be located in designated distressed areas where real property values have risen markedly as a consequence of the renovation of other residences or the construction of new residences in the area. Specifies that the deduction is 90% of the increased value. Permits

Last Action

Representatives Brown, T., Porter, Braun added as coauthors

1/11/2016

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means1/5/2016

Full Bill Text

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