Key Votes
HB 1449 - Property Tax Relief - Key Vote
North Dakota Key Votes
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Legislation - Bill Failed (House) (27-65) - Feb. 14, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Property Tax Relief
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that provides various property tax credits and caps property tax increases.
Highlights:
- Limits local property tax increases to four percent [sec. 9 (1)].
- Allows localities to exceed this limit with 60 percent voter approval [sec. 9 (4)].
- Limits annual property tax value increases to two percent per year [sec. 5 (2)].
- Increases the maximum salary under which one can receive a homestead credit from $13,000 to $25,000 [sec. 4 (1)(c)].
- Provides for a state-paid property tax relief credit, which covers eight percent of total taxes for homesteads and four percent for agricultural or commercial properties [sec. 11 (1)(b)].
- Provides a five percent discount for those who pay their property taxes by February 15 [sec. 12].
- $70 million appropriated from the general fund to provide property tax relief credits [sec. 14].
- $10 million appropriated to provide homestead credits [sec. 14].
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 15, 2007
Title: Property Tax Relief
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Mark A. Dosch (ND - R)
- Dan J. Ruby (ND - R)
- Blair B. Thoreson (ND - R)
- Ben C. Tollefson (ND - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dwight Wrangham (ND - R) (Out Of Office)
