HB 6431 Summary

• Replaces newspaper publication requirements with the local government public notice act for property tax-related notices, effective January 1, 2022.

• Updates notice provisions for millage rate public hearings, board of review meetings, equalization ratio publications, property tax deferrals, tax foreclosure sales, and abandoned property proceedings.

• Changes language from "shall" to "must" throughout the General Property Tax Act for consistency with modern legislative drafting standards.

• Corrects terminology references, including changing "environmental quality" to "environment, Great Lakes, and energy" and updating outdated statutory citations.

• Makes the act dependent on enactment of either Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 6440 for implementation.