Additionally, current law requires a taxpayer to file an appeal of the taxpayer's assessed valuation by no later than the second Monday in July. This act requires such appeal to be filed by no later than the first Monday in August. (Sections 137.275 to 138.180)

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CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY

This act prohibits an assessor from reclassifying real property without first conducting an in-person consultation with the owner of record of such property. An assessor shall be deemed to be in compliance with this provision if the assessor can document a good-faith effort to contact the owner of record, as described in the act. (Section 137.016)

REAL PROPERTY ASSESSED VALUES

Current law provides that an assessor shall not increase the assessed valuation of any parcel of residential real property by more than fifteen percent since the last reassessment without first conducting a physical inspection of the property and providing notice to the taxpayer. This act modifies such provision by prohibiting any increase in assessments of residential real property in excess of fifteen percent. Additionally, a property owner may request the assessor to conduct a physical inspection, provided that the assessed value shall not increase as a result of such inspection. (Section 137.115.10)

REAL PROPERTY TAX CREDIT

Current law authorizes certain counties to provide a tax credit for the property tax liabilities owed on an eligible taxpayer's homestead. This act repeals such provision and instead provides that all counties shall provide a property tax credit for any real property owned by an eligible taxpayer, provided that the real property tax liability owed on the taxpayer's real property may be increased by no more than 2.5% per year or the percent increase in inflation, whichever is less. However, for any county in which any subclass of real property is considered to be valued below its true value in money, as determined in the act, the amount by which a taxpayer's real property tax liability may increase shall not exceed 7.5% per year, provided that this provision shall no longer apply to a county once such subclass of real property in such county is no longer considered to be valued below its true value in money.

Additionally, the act provides that no personal property tax liability owed on any individual item of personal property shall not be increased above the liability owed on such item during the 2024 tax year or the first year an eligible taxpayer first incurs personal property tax liability on such personal property, whichever occurs later. Any eligible taxpayer experiencing such an increase shall be eligible for a credit on the eligible taxpayer's personal property tax liability in an amount equal to such increase, as described in the act. (Sections 137.1058 and 137.1055)

STATE TAX COMMISSION RATIO STUDIES

Current law requires the State Tax Commission to equalize the valuation of each class and subclass of property among the respective counties. This act requires the Commission to utilize ratio studies to determine whether a class or subclass is valued below or above its true value. Such values shall be no less than 75% and no more than 100% of true market value, as described in the act. (Section 138.390)

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The act provides that any taxpayer not receiving such costs and fees derived from any decision made on or after January 1, 2024, shall have a cause of action against the assessor to recover such costs and fees, as well as the costs and fees associated with initiating such cause of action. Such taxpayer shall also be entitled to recover damages in an amount equal to ten percent of the original assessed value of the property that was erroneously classified.

This act is identical to SCS/SB 759 (2025).

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This act is identical to SB 699 (2025), SB 784 (2025), and HB 1086 (2025).

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This act is identical to SCS/HB 1086 (2025) and is substantially similar to SB 699 (2025) and SB 784 (2025), and to a provision in HB 660 (2025).

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PERSONAL PROPERTY NEW CONSTRUCTION

For the purposes of calculating the amount of assessed valuation of personal property, current law provides that the definition of new construction and improvements is the aggregate increase in valuation of personal property for the current year over that of the previous year. This act provides that, beginning January 1, 2028, new construction and improvements shall not include increases in the aggregate assessed valuation of personal property. (Section 137.073)

This provision is substantially similar to SB 409 (2023) and HB 754 (2023).

PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT RATE

Current law requires personal property to be assessed at 33.3% of its true value in money. This act reduces such assessment rate to 30%. (Section 137.115.1)

This act is substantially similar to SB 264 (2025).

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This act also creates a new subclass of tangible personal property that includes machinery and equipment used to provide broadband communications service and that is placed in service on or after August 28, 2026. All such property shall be assessed at 12% of its true value in money for the 2027-2033 calendar years, and at 33.3% of its true value in money for the 2034 and all subsequent calendar years. (Sections 137.080 and 137.115)

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The calculations and adjustments to the assessment percentage required by the act shall be completed and submitted to each county assessor by no later than August 7 of each year. (Section 137.115)

Additionally, current law requires assessors to send the assessor's book to the county governing body by July 1 of each year. This act changes such date to June 1. Current law requires county clerks to forward an abstract of the assessment book to the State Tax Commission and to the governing body of each political subdivision by July 20 of each year. This act changes such date to June 20. (Section 137.245)

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This act is identical to SB 795 (2025).

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This act is identical to SB 699 (2025) and SB 784 (2025), and to a provision in HB 660 (2025), and is substantially similar to SCS/HB 1086 (2025).

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The assessed value of residential real property shall reflect the value added to the property as a result of new construction or improvements, as described in the act.

This amendment is identical to SJR 50 (2025) and SJR 54 (2025), is substantially similar to SJR 34 (2025), HCS/HJR 4 (2025), HJR 86 (2025), HJR 89 (2025), SJR 90 (2024), and HCS#2/HJR 78 (2024), and is similar to HJR 85 (2024), HJR 120 (2024), HJR 184 (2024).

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This amendment is identical to SJR 12 (2025), SJR 65 (2024), SJR 36 (2023), SJR 42 (2022), SJR 17 (2021), and HJR 74 (2020).

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The assessed value of residential real property shall reflect the value added to the property as a result of new construction or improvements, as described in the act.

This amendment is identical to SJR 50 (2025) and SJR 54 (2025), is substantially similar to SJR 34 (2025), HCS/HJR 4 (2025), HJR 86 (2025), HJR 89 (2025), SJR 90 (2024), and HCS#2/HJR 78 (2024), and is similar to HJR 85 (2024), HJR 120 (2024), HJR 184 (2024).

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Current constitutional provisions require the State Tax Commission to equalize assessments as between counties. This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, provides that the Commission shall not have the power to require a county to enter into any agreement or memorandum of understanding for the purpose of increasing or decreasing the assessed valuation of an entire class or subclass of property, or any of any portion thereof other than through an appeal of a decision made by a local board of equalization, and any reimbursements made to a county by the state for the purposes of assessing property shall not be made contingent on entering into any such agreement or memorandum of understanding.

The amendment also provides that the Commission shall not utilize the standards promulgated by the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) or any other international or domestic organization to carry out the powers and duties provided by law.

This amendment provides that the assessed value of a class or subclass of real or personal property shall not be lower than seventy percent nor more than one hundred percent of the true value in money for such class or subclass, as determined by studies conducted by the Commission.

Finally, this amendment establishes the Office of State Ombudsman for Property Assessment and Taxation within the State Tax Commission, and requires the General Assembly to annually provide for a sufficient appropriation to ensure taxpayers receive the assistance needed to comply with and navigate the property tax process.

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