Up in the Gold Room of the state Capitol, the hearing that just wrapped up featured sign language interpretation of every word uttered, for an audience that included more than a dozen deaf students. The bill that was up for hearing, SB 1316, sets standards…
Among the 14 property tax reform bills that just went down to defeat in Rev & Tax were HB 503, by Rep. George Eskridge, R-Dover, and HB 455, by Rep. Bill Deal, R-Nampa. Eskridge’s bill, which had seven co-sponsors, would have capped increases in annual…
Subdivision developers in the state’s three most-populated counties would get a big property tax break, under legislation introduced Tuesday morning in the House Rev & Tax Committee. The bill “puts a legitimate process in place for developers to be assessed and taxed on lots they…