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S 5836

Relates to tax billing addresses

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Kevin Parker and 1 co-sponsor

The bill aims to establish or clarify how local governments determine and use tax billing addresses to ensure taxpayers receive tax bills and notices correctly.

REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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Bill Summary · S 5836

Summary of Bill S 5836 — Relates to Tax Billing Addresses

Overview

Bill S 5836 appears to address matters related to the addresses used for tax billing. The materials provided do not include the bill’s actual text, so this summary focuses on the bill’s stated purpose, status, and context based on available information.

Status, Timeline, and Sponsorship

  • Status: Referred to the Local Government committee.
  • Introduced: March 3, 2025.
  • Legislative actions recorded: Referred to Local Government on 2025-03-03 (listed twice in the provided actions).
  • Primary sponsor: James Skoufis.
  • Co-sponsor: Kevin S. Parker.
  • Related bills (prior sessions): S 5400, S 4254, S 5679, S 1649, S 1823, S 3327.

Key Provisions (Text Not Provided)

The materials do not include the bill’s actual text, so specific provisions cannot be enumerated here. Based on the title, potential areas a bill with this focus could address include:
- How tax billing addresses are determined or updated for taxpayers.
- Requirements for local governments to use a designated or preferred address for sending tax bills.
- Procedures for updating a taxpayer’s billing address and the timing of such updates.
- Clarifications on which entity is responsible for maintaining correct billing addresses (e.g., municipalities, counties, or state agencies).
- Implications for notices, delinquency actions, or appeal rights tied to the tax bill address.

Note: The above are plausible topics inferred from the bill’s title and are not claims about the bill’s actual text.

Potential Impacts

  • Taxpayers: Could affect where and how tax bills are mailed, with potential impacts on timely receipt of bills and notices.
  • Local government/tax offices: May require changes to data management, administrative processes, or online systems to capture and verify billing addresses.
  • Compliance and timing: Depending on provisions, there could be new deadlines or verification steps for updating addresses.

Stakeholders Affected

  • Taxpayers subject to local or municipal tax bills.
  • Local government tax offices and clerks’ offices.
  • County or municipal governments that administer property or other tax bills.
  • Legislators and oversight bodies reviewing local government administration.

Related Legislation

  • Prior-session bills: S 5400, S 4254, S 5679, S 1649, S 1823, S 3327. These may reflect ongoing interest or prior efforts related to tax billing processes.

Next Steps and procedurals

  • The bill is currently in the Local Government committee. Standard next steps would typically include committee hearings and potential amendments, followed by floor consideration in the Senate, and then passage to the House (or governor, depending on the chamber structure). Timelines will depend on committee activity and legislative calendars.
  • To understand the exact scope, effects, and fiscal implications, the full bill text and any committee reports should be reviewed when available.

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

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