House Committee
Property Tax and Local Government Finance Division
Chair: Steve Drazkowski
Vice Chair: Jerry Hertaus
Ranking Minority Member: Diane Loeffler
For more information, visit the committee’s page on the House website.
Current Members
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Paul Anderson
District 12B -
Regina Barr
District 52B -
Andrew Carlson
District 50B -
Steve Drazkowski
District 21B -
Sondra Erickson
District 15A -
Keith Franke
District 54A -
Jerry Hertaus
District 33A -
Ben Lien
District 04A -
Diane Loeffler
District 60A -
Bob Loonan
District 55A -
Paul Marquart
District 04B -
Michael V. Nelson
District 40A -
Anne Neu
District 32B -
Jason Rarick
District 11B -
Abigail Whelan
District 35A -
Cheryl Youakim
District 46B
Record On Conservation Issues
HF2102 (Torkelson): Repeal 2013 law that discourages conservation easements. (March 4, 2014)
A last minute measure by the 2013 Legislature changed existing law and prohibits assessors from considering the impact of a conservation easement on assessed property tax values. This change discourages the use of conservation easements for protecting wetlands, grasslands, and… Continue reading
How the Committee Voted
The bill is considered for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill. The 2014 omnibus tax bill ultimately recommended by the tax committee and passed by the Legislature did not include the provision and the law discouraging conservation easements is still in effect.
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