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Hedlund said the change would put one additional cent to counties, one cent to cities and one cent to townships; he and other members discussed distribution formulas for townships and noted the committee revised an initial plan to use an Upper Great Plains transportation study in favor of an existing distribution formula based on township rolls.

Committee members supported directing the additional revenue to local governments that manage more local roads and bridges. Representative Pyle said smaller jurisdictions “don’t levy enough money in their roads and bridges” to cover unusual costs and welcomed a revenue stream dedicated to local repairs. Representative Wagner and others emphasized the high per-mile cost of road projects and the need for local funds for maintenance and capital projects.

The committee moved a due-pass recommendation on House Bill 1382. The transcript records the roll-call result as 13 yeas, 7 nays and 3 absent; the chair announced the bill will return to the bill carrier, Representative Dee Anderson.

Ending: The bill was advanced with a due-pass recommendation; committee members said additional coordination on distribution details (including non-oil county distributions and ties to other transportation formulas) may continue in other bills and hearings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Appropriations - Feb 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee heard and voted to give a due-pass recommendation to House Bill 1382, which would add 3¢ per gallon to the motor fuels tax and distribute the proceeds evenly to counties, cities and townships; the committee vote to give the bill a due-pass was 13 yeas, 7 nays and 3 absent.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature North Carolina, North Carolina","taxId",77692,"location","North Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6326943,"Committee hears HB1575 to adjust property-tax formula percentages for residential, commercial and ag",645,3324000,3969000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2323583-2d697c184da93db616ec37c1d5b507b2&start=3324&end=3969","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2323583-2d697c184da93db616ec37c1d5b507b2/thumbnail_3324000.jpg","/articles/6326943/North-Carolina/Committee-hears-HB1575-to-adjust-property-tax-formula-percentages-for-residential-commercial-and-ag","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6326943-a7df4fbbda961726e6afb965dfcd78c5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771198368&Signature=KEZePdreA-7YPwvKIcRx-2KLcHxP21brw~-OTTtYcVvVVb17546iHuvGJd89ckrdlIt0Bw1jibxA7rIZ1VQrjpX~XDe2gSQzWNfypduJQfvwmhZs9RBsYxhUvsnrraO9piHQgJLV9y7IQUBHfxiiv0XjIkUyu5IdQbylANNTGuucyRGcEaJX9BMlm7fp8A1uYOpJ9xWVS77fkXv6Qrgmc0ewfl381Wsp-yKxCiwHE7GrWIIOt~AgvMri~LtKwcgXN6VCu8BJcK6Alge2pVrlLeMrrmz3tn--8VgSbk~4ye--JckMvuSpL~2-FpX~SzC5iZPPT3oiheeVMzGF7ja92Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Craig Hedlund presented House Bill 1575 to the committee and explained the committee amended the bill so the calculation percentages apply across property classes.

Under the committee amendment Hedlund described, the residential calculation would change from 9% to 6.25% (a 2.75 percentage-point change) while commercial and agricultural calculations would change from 10% to 8.5%. Hedlund said the residential shift equates to roughly a 30% reduction under the formula and the commercial/ag change equates to about a 15% reduction under the formula’s mechanics.

Hedlund told members that when the committee made those changes it had not yet seen a full fiscal note; a subsequent fiscal estimate referenced in committee placed the bill’s cost at a higher level than internal estimates. The transcript records Haglund saying the fiscal note came in at roughly $20007.03 (format in transcript), and he urged members to consider adjusting the percentages if they wish to change the overall cost.

Committee members asked whether the bill could distinguish in‑state versus out‑of‑state ownership and whether that approach would survive constitutional scrutiny; Hedlund said drafters had difficulty producing language that would reliably separate in- and out‑of‑state ownership and that such language raised uncertainty about potential litigation. Members also discussed whether other policy remedies (for example, targeted benefits for younger farmers or new-operator programs) could achieve related goals.

Ending: The bill was heard and discussed; the committee did not take final action and members said they would consider fiscal numbers and potential alternative language before further consideration.","House Bill 1575 would change the percentage formulas used to calculate property tax relief: residential from 9% to 6.25% and commercial/ag from 10% to 8.5%. Committee discussion flagged a larger-than-expected fiscal note and possible implementation questions.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6326947,"Committee outlines funding and creates Property Tax Relief Fund in discussion of HB1176",1765,1525000,3290000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2323583-2d697c184da93db616ec37c1d5b507b2&start=1525&end=3290","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2323583-2d697c184da93db616ec37c1d5b507b2/thumbnail_1525000.jpg","/articles/6326947/North-Carolina/Committee-outlines-funding-and-creates-Property-Tax-Relief-Fund-in-discussion-of-HB1176","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6326947-55404c3d6bb29b1194e6ac1c878e63a6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771198368&Signature=EOpiV17kZpl-SDY0TvgLWahUYvuMN~cHDi1PhJl4CJZjgEE~PFLmC6eYju8UwOik9gSieB6V7L9hCTOw7ELYCTcY5D9Ct02qbaURgYHOwz9qUVyHK2HJnFDEe77iKNRofzpxupnKMnXhYIlYEq4BALpLEvHSFYUgI9UUDLRSAf3FoHcDTBxlbv0ZoIcfSsoqu0bkewWpm7o1dy-~C0yfMZnJGR~zS7Qo7TlziozSctDOKO9dKq4nhSEZHyr~hMakp64cX-tIBK4jDyYu1dHvPIINgyy95uE8FufYr-3x6rAyhAKlydQ4l968stW5QjKG2TP5LnhZhOZBXuhVZ9XIGg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Craig Hedlund told the committee that House Bill 1176 was amended in Finance and Tax to change revenue sources and create a property tax relief fund.

Hedlund said the tax committee transferred $225 million from legacy earnings into the proposed property tax relief fund and routed an additional approximately $173 million of earnings into the same fund, creating roughly $398 million in the fund; the bill’s total appropriation for the program, Hedlund told members, was about $473 million with approximately $74 million from the general fund and the remainder from the property tax relief fund.

Majority Leader Mike Lafore presented a subsequent amendment that clarifies override mechanics and primary-residence definitions and removes special- and primary-election override options, requiring a general-election vote and a simple majority for local overrides. Lafore said the amendment included language intended to protect voter-approved levies from being reduced by state relief. “May not reduce the property tax to unvoter proof levies,” Lafore told the committee as he described the intent.

Committee members discussed the amendment’s effect on timing and local budgets. Members asked whether the change would remove existing statutory language on school-district levy authority and whether legislation would create conflicts with the Century Code provisions for school levy votes; staff said they would review that potential conflict and that the committee could amend again before final action if needed.

The committee moved and considered the Lafore amendment (listed in the record as amendment 25.1003.03002). Committee action recorded the amendment as approved; the transcript records the chair’s announcement that the motion to approve the amendment carried with 21 votes and two absences.

Ending: Committee members indicated they would continue to reconcile statutory language and potential conflicts with existing levy vote rules before final action on HB1176.","Members described a funding package for House Bill 1176 that creates a Property Tax Relief Fund and redirects legacy earnings into it; committee reviewed fiscal allocations and approved an amendment restricting override timing and election type.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6326953,"Committee amends HB1168 to cut required levy from 60 to 50 mills across property classes",1046,409000,1455000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2323583-2d697c184da93db616ec37c1d5b507b2&start=409&end=1455","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2323583-2d697c184da93db616ec37c1d5b507b2/thumbnail_409000.jpg","/articles/6326953/North-Carolina/Committee-amends-HB1168-to-cut-required-levy-from-60-to-50-mills-across-property-classes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6326953-593df24c5a88cdea7135a52371c3e630/orig.mp4?Expires=1771198368&Signature=cBlehOqrxybSYope80-VoKCEEwbnVAt7Z6MpQsKXC2Id0vmJKVJOptYW5GDZ7WCY9dzP43y16MYt2E~COZPX--WaJYNJymNCSb2LYbD8mFXPAUubkN-hSV8t9ml4keLRZVXqxwyCGyfm-ER9dWiLLJW~kWYAlA8cGts-2i4uMmb6E5r-7JoRrVIR551wNLS5iFTMktHr2unflOtcdELArBhIk-cUBzTuLKm-1skct8PWYxCwaWTVBmfLyc~dJyhxW3KXRuj4BQmr4wNP-t7BDdlzZtPgfkVcjsJPFbFMFx4LIIhvxv4fYSJUPPVUHa5GW4Is8h4ZnFc00jUrONMgOA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Craig Hedlund, chairman of the House Finance and Tax Committee, told members the committee amended House Bill 1168 to provide a 10-mill reduction “across all classes of property.”

The change reduces the statutory required levy from 60 mills to 50 mills. Committee discussion and a subsequent amendment focused on how the buy-down would be funded and on limits for future mill increases by local political subdivisions.

Committee sponsor Representative Louser described the bill’s structure and a related amendment (7,001) that would identify specific funding sources. “The funding source deliberately was left open on this bill,” Louser said, and he told members he had discussed a funding approach with the governor and placed that language in the emailed amendment.

The committee clarified how the bill treats local taxing authorities. Representative Louser said other political subdivisions (counties, cities, townships and similar local units) would face a 3% cap on the portion of their budgets collected through property tax, and that increase would require a supermajority to exceed the cap; that rule would carry forward for five years for most subdivisions. Schools were discussed as an exception: the committee left existing school-related levies and authorities in place and did not apply the 3% cap to the portion of school funding that triggers transition minimums. Louser summarized: the measure “would take the required mills that we levy from 60 down to 50 and all the other political subs are at 3 percent cap on the portion of their budgets that they collect in property tax.”

Committee members asked several implementation questions. Members sought clarification on whether school districts could place ballot measures to raise mill levies and whether the bill altered timing or vote requirements for those elections; Louser and Hedlund said the bill does not remove districts’ ability to place questions on ballots but would require a supermajority for additional mill levy authority under the new cap rules. Members also asked about carryforward provisions for partial increases; Louser said the bill includes a one‑year carryforward for unused capacity under the 3% cap.

Representative Louser moved amendment 7,001 to House Bill 1168, which he said added the committee’s suggested funding language; Representative Pyle seconded the motion. The amendment was approved by committee and the transcript records the chair’s statement that the amendment passed.

Committee leaders said they would distribute printed copies of the amended bill for the whole committee and would return to further discussion at a later meeting.

Ending: The committee did not take final action on the bill at this session; members said the measure and its amendments will be revisited in later meetings once printed copies and fiscal details are distributed.","The House Finance and Tax Committee amended House Bill 1168 to reduce the legislature-required mill levy from 60 to 50, a 10-mill reduction applying to all classes of property, and approved an amendment that identifies funding buckets for the measure.","actionData","errors"]

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