Statehouse Podcast: Ag Land Taxes, Summer Study And Cap On Out Of State Money

The Senate Taxation Committee has deferred a pay raise bill. The measure increases pay to certain care providers. Senate Bill 169 puts an extra $15 property tax per $100,000 home value. The revenue contributes to raising community care providers wage from under $11 to over $16 an hour. Community care providers aid individuals with various mental and physical disabilities with everyday tasks and treatment. A house committee is proposing a one hundred thousand dollar cap on contributions from out-of-state groups that give funds to state ballot questions. Some lawmakers say the bill is in response to the various interest groups that spend thousands of dollars to influence state elections. Critics say it opens the state up to a lawsuit. The Senate Taxation Committee passes a land actual use bill. The bill changes the taxing process for agricultural land. Senate Bill 142 has producer land assessed on actual use. The current system is based on best use; meaning the tax is determined on the