Senate File 353 S-3211 Amend Senate File 353 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < Section 1. Section 441.30, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 4 are amended to read as follows: 5 1. Any property owner or aggrieved taxpayer who is 6 dissatisfied with the owner’s or taxpayer’s assessment may 7 contact the assessor by telephone or in writing by paper 8 or electronic medium on or after April 2, to and including 9 April 25, of the year of the assessment to inquire about the 10 specifics and accuracy of the assessment. Such an inquiry may 11 also include a request for an informal review of the assessment 12 by the assessor under one or more of the grounds for protest 13 authorized under section 441.37 . In any county that has been 14 declared to be a disaster area by proper federal authorities 15 after March 1 and prior to May 20 of the year of assessment, the 16 period for inquiries under this subsection shall be extended to 17 and include May 25 of such year. 18 2. In response to an inquiry under subsection 1 , if the 19 assessor, following an informal review, determines that the 20 assessment was incorrect under one or more of the grounds for 21 protest authorized under section 441.37 , the assessor may, on 22 or before April 25, or on or before May 25 if the period of time 23 is extended under subsection 1, recommend that the property 24 owner or aggrieved taxpayer file a protest with the local board 25 of review and may file a recommendation with the local board 26 of review related to the informal review, or may enter into a 27 signed written agreement with the property owner or aggrieved 28 taxpayer authorizing the assessor to correct or modify the 29 assessment according to the agreement of the parties. 30 Sec. 2. Section 441.37, subsection 1, paragraph a, 31 subparagraph (1), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended 32 to read as follows: 33 Any property owner or aggrieved taxpayer who is dissatisfied 34 with the owner’s or taxpayer’s assessment may file a protest 35 -1- SF 353.2121 (2) 90 (amending this SF 353 to CONFORM to HF 270) md/jh 1/ 2 #1.
against such assessment with the board of review on or 1 after April 2, to and including April 30, of the year of the 2 assessment. In any county which has been declared to be a 3 disaster area by proper federal authorities after March 1 and 4 prior to May 20 of said year of assessment, the board of review 5 shall be authorized to remain in session until June July 15 and 6 the time for filing a protest shall be extended to and include 7 the period from May 25 1 to June 5 of such year. The protest 8 shall be in writing on forms prescribed by the director of 9 revenue and, except as provided in subsection 3 , signed by the 10 one protesting or by the protester’s duly authorized agent. 11 The taxpayer may have an oral hearing on the protest if the 12 request for the oral hearing is made in writing at the time of 13 filing the protest. The protest must be confined to one or 14 more of the following grounds: > 15 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 4 and inserting 16 < An Act relating to certain deadlines relating to the informal 17 review and protest of property assessments in counties declared 18 to be a disaster area. > 19 ______________________________ MARK LOFGREN -2- SF 353.2121 (2) 90 (amending this SF 353 to CONFORM to HF 270) md/jh 2/ 2 #2.