House2025-26 sessionFiscal note
HB 1494 — Concerning the property tax exemptions for new and rehabilitated multiple-unit dwellings in urban centers.
Signed into law — Chapter 164, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Ramel
- Introduced
- January 21, 2025
- Status
- C 164 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 7/27/2025. (April 25, 2025)
What this bill does
Makes various changes to the multifamily property tax exemption program.
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Floor votes
- House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 5, 202563 yea · 34 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 15, 202530 yea · 18 nay · 1 not voting
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