Overview

• House Republicans introduced the three-bill package as activists collect signatures for a 2026 constitutional amendment to abolish property taxes, with a recent poll showing 61% support.
• House Bill 420 would phase out permanent property tax levies and prohibit them by 2030, requiring all future levies to have end dates and return to voters.
• House Bill 421 would allow voters to place a question on the ballot to reduce inside millage, which counties can levy without voter approval.
• House Bill 422 would raise passage thresholds for new levies to 50% for 1 mill, 60% for 2 mills, and two-thirds for 3 mills or more.
• Democrats dismissed the plan as political theater and called for credits, rebates, and more state school funding, while local government groups voiced concerns and separate proposals, a governor’s working group, and potential veto overrides continue in parallel.