PROVIDED SUMMARY
County and School District Ad Valorem Taxing Authority; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to remove authority of counties & school districts to levy ad valorem taxes.
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KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1
Removal of County and School District Taxing Authority
majors. Article VII, Section 9(a)
AICounties and school districts can no longer levy ad valorem taxes, eliminating their primary source of local revenue.
“Counties, school districts, and Municipalities shall, and special districts may, be authorized by law to levy ad valorem taxes”
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§ 2
Elimination of County and School Millage Caps
majors. Article VII, Section 9(a)
AIThe specific constitutional limits of ten mills for county and school purposes are deleted, removing the legal framework for these taxes.
“for all county purposes, ten mills; for all municipal purposes, ten mills; for all school purposes, ten mills”
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§ 3
Removal of County Exemption Authority
moderates. Article VII, Section 3(c)
AICounties lose the power to grant community, economic development, and historic preservation tax exemptions, restricting local economic incentives.
§ 4
Expansion of Assessment Limitations to School Levies
moderates. Article VII, Section 6(g)
AIAssessment caps for residential and non-residential property now apply to school district levies, which were previously excluded.
“For all levies other than school district levies, assessments of residential real property”
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TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Ways & Means Committee
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/5/2026
Now in Ways & Means Committee
1/5/2026
Referred to State Affairs Committee
1/5/2026
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
1/5/2026
Referred to Budget Committee
1/5/2026
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
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