Relating to the creation of a study group to evaluate the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
HB 4236 creates a temporary six-member study group (three Senate members, three House members) to examine how the state auditor’s school district property valuation study impacts state education funding. The group must hold one public meeting to assess the study’s current use in distributing funds and recommend better ways to verify valuations of complex properties. It can request data from the state auditor, school agencies, and local property assessors. The study group must submit its findings and recommendations to state leaders by December 1, 2026, and will dissolve by January 1, 2027. This bill does not change funding formulas but aims to improve how property valuations are evaluated for school finance purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 31, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions
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Jun 1, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was completely rewritten from a task force to evaluate a school district property value study into a study group focused on verifying property valuations for financial aid distribution. The new version expands the group size from nine to six members, changes appointment requirements, and shifts the focus from evaluating the study itself to developing alternative methods for verifying complex property valuations.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from evaluating the existing study to developing recommendations for alternative verification methods for property valuations, with a specific focus on complex properties and equitable financial aid distribution.
DEFINITION
The term 'Task force' was replaced with 'Study group' throughout the document.
REQUIREMENT
The study group composition changed from nine members to six members with different appointment requirements, including vice-chairs of standing committees.
The purpose shifted from examining the study's elimination to developing recommendations for alternative verification methods for complex property valuations.
Added requirement that the study group may request relevant information from various state agencies and taxing units.
TIMELINE
The deadline for submitting the report changed from November 1, 2026 to December 1, 2026.
The expiration date of the Act changed from June 1, 2027 to January 1, 2027.
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · House Apr 29, 2025
How they voted
26–4
Passed
Total votes 30
May 28, 2025
D
Democratic10
90% Yea
R
Republican20
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
60
Key actions
16
Committee
12
Amendments
6
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 30, 2025
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 30, 2025
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 30, 2025
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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