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H.B. 485: Property Tax Revenue Increase Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill modifies provisions relating to property tax new growth increases.

  • Limits how much revenue a taxing entity receives from new growth
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Property Tax · Property Tax Collection · Revenue and Taxation · Local Taxation and Fees · Truth in Taxation

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on H.B. 485, dated February 5, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Restricted Accounts (FN Only) Enactment of this legislation could decrease the state basic rate by $34.4 million ongoing beginning in FY 2027, using 2025 as a baseline. 2026 values and revenues have not been established.
  • State expenditures: Restricted Accounts (FN Only) Enactment of this legislation could decrease the state basic rate by $34.4 million ongoing beginning in FY 2027, using 2025 as a baseline. 2026 values and revenues have not been established. This would increase the Income Tax Fund expenditures for education in a like amount.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation could decrease local property tax revenue by $93 million statewide, using 2025 as a baseline. 2026 values and revenues have not been established. As new growth revenues form part of the revenue target in future years, tax rates could also be lower going forward.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation could save individuals and businesses approximately $127.4 million in property taxes in aggregate, using 2025 as a baseline. 2026 values and revenues have not been established.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Tiara Auxier

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.