Waiver of penalties and interest.
Summary
Provides that the fiscal body of a county may adopt an ordinance to establish a property tax amnesty program and require a waiver of interest and penalties added before January 1, 2020, on delinquent taxes and special assessments on real property in the county if: (1) all of the delinquent taxes and special assessments on the real property were first due and payable before January 1, 2020; and (2) before May 1, 2021, the taxpayer has paid all of these delinquent taxes and special assessments and has also paid all of the taxes and special assessments that are first due and payable after December 31, 2019. Requires the waiver of interest and penalties in these circumstances, notwithstanding any payment arrangement entered into by the county treasurer and the taxpayer. Provides that the waiver of interest and penalties under a program shall not apply to interest and penalties added to delinquent property tax installments or special assessments on real property that was purchased or sold in any prior tax sale.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2020
Last action Feb 13, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2020
How they voted
38–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 41
Feb 4, 2020
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-2-1)
senate
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eddie Melton
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Raatz
RRepublican
P
SE
Sean Eberhart
RRepublican
Co
David Niezgodski
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Charbonneau
RRepublican
Co
Jim Buck
RRepublican
Co
LB
Lisa Beck
DDemocratic
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Bohacek
RRepublican
Co
Mike Young
RRepublican
Co
Ragen Hatcher
DDemocratic
Co
Ryan Mishler
RRepublican
Co
Travis Holdman
RRepublican
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