Clarify Property Tax Objection & Protest Deadlines

To determine objections and protests concerning valuations of taxable property, state law requires a county with a population of over 300,000 (mandatory county) to use alternate protest and appeal procedures (alternate procedures) in any general reassessment year for real property that is valued biennially and allows any other county (elective county) to use alternate procedures. Alternate procedures deadlines for county assessors and taxpayers are later than standard protest and appeal procedure deadlines. The act clarifies that the later deadlines for alternate procedures apply to all mandatory counties and elective counties that use alternate procedures.

The act also updates the deadline for an assessor to conclude all hearings for objections and protests concerning valuations of taxable real property from June 1 to June 8 to better reflect the intent of previously enacted law.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)