House File 2321 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2321 BY KEARNS A BILL FOR An Act relating to commercial and property tax replacement 1 payments and including effective date and applicability 2 provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6043YH (2) 85 md/sc
H.F. 2321 Section 1. Section 441.21A, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 1 2014, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. The difference between the assessed valuation of all 3 commercial property , and industrial property , and property 4 valued by the department of revenue under chapter 434 in the 5 taxing district for the assessment year used to calculate taxes 6 which are due and payable in the applicable fiscal year and 7 the actual value of all commercial property , and industrial 8 property , and property valued by the department of revenue 9 under chapter 434 in the taxing district that is subject to 10 assessment and taxation for the same assessment year. If 11 the difference between the assessed value of all commercial 12 property , and industrial property , and property valued by the 13 department of revenue under chapter 434 in the taxing district 14 and the actual valuation of all commercial property , and 15 industrial property , and property valued by the department of 16 revenue under chapter 434 in the district is zero, there is no 17 tax replacement for that taxing district for the fiscal year. 18 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 19 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 20 Sec. 3. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to commercial and 21 industrial property tax replacement claims for fiscal years 22 beginning on or after July 1, 2014. 23 EXPLANATION 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 25 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 26 Code section 441.21A provides commercial and industrial 27 property tax replacement payments to local government for 28 fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2014. The amount of 29 the commercial and industrial property tax replacement payment 30 is calculated in part using the difference in the assessed 31 valuation and actual valuation of commercial and industrial 32 property located in a taxing district. This bill adds railway 33 property valued by the department of revenue under Code chapter 34 434 to the list of property in each taxing district with which 35 -1- LSB 6043YH (2) 85 md/sc 1/ 2
H.F. 2321 the replacement claims are calculated. 1 The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to 2 commercial and industrial property tax replacement claims for 3 fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2014. 4 -2- LSB 6043YH (2) 85 md/sc 2/ 2