Senator Hofsteller says SB382 would restore opt-in homeowners change and speed local property-tax credit timing

Senator Hofsteller described Senate Bill 382 as a measure that would restore language the chamber passed in February 2024 and would make homeowners "opt in" to a specified increase. In the transcript, the senator said the bill would affect homeowners only and would restore the Senate's prior action, which he referenced as passing by a 42–7 vote in February 2024.

Hofsteller also described a change to the timing of a county property-tax item referred to in the transcript as the "FLOS" tax. He said roughly 30-some counties (the transcript later refers to about 34 counties) have already passed that tax and that SB382 would speed up the treatment so the change would appear on property tax bills this year for those counties, covering charges through June 30 of the year referenced in the discussion. "So people would see it on the property tax bills this year in those 34 counties," the senator said in the meeting record.

Members noted constituent questions about when the money would become available. The transcript records no formal motion or recorded roll-call vote on SB382 during this session; the bill was placed on the consideration calendar for the next day.

The transcript uses the term "FLOS" when describing the county property-tax measure; the record is terse and does not include statutory citations or detailed fiscal estimates. The meeting transcript did not include a numeric vote tally for any action on this bill during the session.