HCS HB 134 Hudson, Brad Committee
HCS HB 134 -- TAXATION
SPONSOR: Hudson
COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "Do Pass with HCS" by the Standing Committee on Local Government by a vote of 13 to 0. Voted "Do Pass" by the Standing Committee on Rules- Administrative Oversight by a vote of 6 to 1.
The following is a summary of the House Committee Substitute for HB 134.
This bill modifies provisions relating to the state tax commission, assessors, and tax assessment procedures.
In its main provisions the bill:
(1) Allows the assessor to provide an electronic notification of an assessment and tax liability information at the owner's request;
(2) Allows the use of satellite imagery and geographic information system (GIS) to replace the plat books if all required information is included in the system;
(3) Allows specified reports to be posted on the Tax Commission's webpage;
(4) Allows the assessor to purchase computer programs to replace printed supplies such as assessment books and assessment rolls using specified technology; and
(5) Removes the charge of a misdemeanor for the County Clerk not forwarding the abstract to the state Tax Commission. The report is still due to the Tax Commission by July 20th.
This bill repeals the following sections: 137.037; 137.112; 137.113; 137.114; 137.190; 137.240; 137.320; 137.380; 137.480; 138.435; and 138.480. Included in these repealed sections is the statute creating the Office of State Ombudsman for Property Assessment and Taxation.
The following is a summary of the public testimony from the committee hearing. The testimony was based on the introduced version of the bill.
PROPONENTS: Supporters say that the bill updates laws and repeals outdated laws.
Testifying in person for the bill were Representative Hudson; David Wood, Missouri House Of Representatives.
OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.
Written testimony has been submitted for this bill. The full written testimony and witnesses testifying online can be found under Testimony on the bill page on the House website.