2017 House Bill 5160

Revise property tax “poverty exemption” procedures

Introduced in the House

Oct. 23, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Wendell Byrd (D-3)

To revise details of the procedures specified in a law that allows a local government to grant property tax exemptions to certain individuals who claim poverty. Also, to make exemptions retroactive for up to three years, meaning a beneficiary would not have to pay back-taxes but would also not get a refund for taxes that were paid.

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy