Provide a 5 year prepaid property tax exemption during subdivision development
SB 337 creates a temporary property tax exemption for land undergoing residential subdivision development. Developers can qualify by applying to the department and prepaying five times the most recent annual property taxes and assessments for the property. This exemption applies to the real property within the subdivision for up to five years, or until a habitable dwelling is built on an individual lot, or until 95% of the lots in the subdivision contain habitable dwellings. The bill's provisions apply to property tax years beginning after December 31, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 17, 2025
Signed May 16, 2025
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The bill removes the word 'residential' from the definition of a qualifying structure, meaning any habitable building (such as a commercial unit or mixed-use space) now qualifies for the property tax exemption instead of just homes. This broadens the scope of the exemption to cover a wider variety of developments. The document also updates the bill's page numbering and adds a signature line, indicating it is now an enrolled version ready for signing.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from applying only to residential subdivisions to applying to any subdivision containing habitable structures, regardless of whether they are homes, businesses, or mixed-use.
ELIGIBILITY
Removed the requirement that qualifying structures must be 'residential,' allowing commercial or mixed-use habitable buildings to qualify for the tax exemption.
TECHNICAL
Updated the document header to reflect the 'Enrolled Bill' status and added a signature line, indicating the bill has passed both legislative chambers.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2025 · House Apr 24, 2025
How they voted
34–16
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 27, 2025
D
Democratic18
83% Nay
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
62
Key actions
14
Committee
13
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 24, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (60-40)
house
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Taken from Table in Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Taxation
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Taxation
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-16)
senate
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Mar 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Local Government
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Local Government
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Greg Hertz
RRepublican
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