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LD 526

An Act To Reduce The Time Period For Challenging The Validity Of A Property Tax Lien On Commercial Real Estate

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Amanda Collamore and 4 co-sponsors

Shortens the time to challenge a commercial property tax lien, speeding finality for liens and reducing late challenges by courts, lenders, and buyers.

Signed by Governor
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Bill Summary · LD 526

Summary — LD 526

Title: An Act To Reduce The Time Period for Challenging the Validity of a Property Tax Lien on Commercial Real Estate
Bill Number: LD 526
Status: Signed by Governor (June 10, 2025)
Introduced: February 11, 2025
Committee: Taxation
Subjects: Challenges; Liens and Discharges; Property Tax Procedures

Main purpose

LD 526 shortens the statutory time period during which the validity of a municipal property tax lien on commercial real estate may be challenged in court. The change is aimed at accelerating finality of tax liens on commercial property and reducing the period of legal uncertainty for municipalities, purchasers, lenders and insurers.

Key provisions

  • Reduces the allowable time period to challenge the validity of a property tax lien on commercial real estate. (The specific revised time interval or statutory section number is not included in the materials provided.)
  • As enacted, the bill was amended by Committee Amendment “A” (H‑407) and passed in the amended form; the engrossed, amended bill was enacted and signed by the Governor.
  • Multiple fiscal notes associated with the bill (original and amended versions) state: “No fiscal impact.”

Who is affected

  • Commercial property owners and prospective purchasers of commercial property: a shorter challenge period limits the window to bring legal claims contesting the tax lien’s validity.
  • Municipalities and tax collectors: greater certainty and finality regarding existing tax liens; potentially reduced exposure to late challenges.
  • Lenders, title insurers, and purchasers of tax-acquired property: improved reliance on the stability of recorded tax liens, which may affect due diligence, underwriting and closing timelines.
  • Courts and litigants: may see fewer late-filed challenges; litigation timing shifts earlier in the lifecycle of a lien.

Legislative and procedural timeline

  • 2025-02-11: Referred to Committee on Taxation.
  • 2025-03-18: Work session; Committee voted OTP‑AM (report out “ought to pass as amended”).
  • 2025-06-02: Committee Amendment “A” (H‑407) adopted; bill passed to be engrossed as amended; consent calendar actions and concurrence votes followed.
  • 2025-06-03: Passed to be enacted (in concurrence).
  • 2025-06-10: Signed by the Governor.

Fiscal impact

  • Multiple fiscal notes for the bill and its amended forms conclude there is no fiscal impact to the State.

Note: The specific revised limitation period (number of days/years or statutory citation) is not present in the documents provided. For the exact statutory language and effective date, consult the enrolled (final) bill text or the published law.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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