Introduced
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To establish that overdue water or other utility bills may not be considered “delinquent taxes” for purposes of making a property subject to government forfeiture, foreclosure, and sale.
Referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban, and Regional Affairs
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that would require a new disclosure on the ballot language of local millage elections. They would have to reveal what the total property tax burden on a homestead (how many mills are levied) from all property tax levies in the jurisdiction would be if the millage passed.
The substitute failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To provide an exception where the water or utility bill provide the revenue source for the repayment of municipal bonds.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 103 to 1 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Finance