HB 2925 -- PROPERTY TAX ELECTIONS

SPONSOR: Fowler

Beginning January 1, 2027, this bill requires any question submitted to voters by a political subdivision desiring to levy a real property or personal property tax to be submitted only on a general election day.

The bill standardizes ballot language for questions submitted to voters by a political subdivision desiring to levy a real property or personal property tax.

Currently, ballot language often describes a desired tax as a specified amount on each $100 of assessed valuation".

This bill requires ballot language to describe the desired tax as a specified amount per $100,000 of appraised value, depending on whether the property is residential, commercial, agricultural, or a motor vehicle.

Statutes affected:
Introduced (5497H.01): 64.401, 66.265, 67.799, 67.990, 67.1422, 67.1531, 67.1551, 67.1880, 68.235, 68.250, 71.800, 71.802, 80.460, 90.500, 92.010, 92.031, 92.035, 94.060, 94.070, 94.250, 94.260, 94.340, 94.350, 94.400, 95.150, 95.390, 115.706, 137.037, 137.065, 137.565, 137.570, 137.1040, 137.1050, 162.223, 162.441, 162.840, 164.021, 164.151, 167.231, 178.881, 182.010, 182.020, 182.030, 182.100, 182.140, 182.650, 182.655, 182.715, 182.717, 184.350, 184.351, 184.353, 184.357, 184.359, 184.600, 184.604, 184.614, 190.040, 190.065, 190.074, 190.296, 198.260, 198.263, 198.310, 204.250, 205.563, 205.979, 206.070, 206.120, 210.860, 233.172, 233.200, 233.345, 233.455, 233.460, 233.510, 235.175, 238.232, 247.470, 249.110, 249.929, 249.1106, 249.1150, 250.060, 256.445, 257.360, 257.370, 262.598, 263.452, 263.472, 278.240, 278.280, 321.225, 321.240, 321.241, 321.243, 321.244, 321.610, 321.620, 650.399, 650.408