Proposed Constitutional Ban on Tangible Personal Property Taxes
January 8, 2026
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Where This Stands
Currently dead. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Introduced.
Procedural history
6 actions- Jan 15, 2026HouseNow in Ways & Means Committee
- Jan 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to State Affairs Committee
- Jan 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Jan 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Ways & Means Committee
- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroduced1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →The Frame
The measure would eliminate a specific tax revenue stream for local governments and school districts, potentially impacting local budgets and the tax obligations of businesses that currently pay taxes on equipment, inventory, and other physical assets.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Counties
The amendment would remove their authority to levy ad valorem taxes on tangible personal property.
School districts
The amendment would remove their authority to levy ad valorem taxes on tangible personal property.
Municipalities
The amendment would remove their authority to levy ad valorem taxes on tangible personal property.
Last recorded activity January 8, 2026.
Introduced.
Summary
Key Facts
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Why It Matters
The measure would eliminate a specific tax revenue stream for local governments and school districts, potentially impacting local budgets and the tax obligations of businesses that currently pay taxes on equipment, inventory, and other physical assets.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is 'tangible personal property' in this context?
Will this change my property taxes?
Is this currently law?
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Discoveries
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Legislative Tax Limitation
The bill represents an attempt to constitutionally restrict the taxing authority of local government entities.
Sources
openstates.org
Analysis Score
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- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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