Bill > HB625

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to expand local taxing authorities' ability to create special real property tax provisions for longtime owner-occupants. Currently, the law limits these tax provisions to counties of the first and second class, but the proposed amendment would remove this geographic restriction, allowing any local taxing authority to establish uniform special property tax provisions for homeowners who have lived in an area for a long time. The special provisions would apply specifically to taxpayers in areas experiencing significant property value increases due to neighborhood improvements like renovations or new construction. An important constraint in the bill is that local taxing authorities cannot increase their millage rate (the tax rate used to calculate property taxes) to fund these special tax provisions. The bill also outlines the standard constitutional amendment process, which requires passage by the General Assembly, followed by advertising and submission to voters at a qualifying general or municipal election.

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