Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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04.25.2024 The House Ways and Means Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The committee removed the subcommittee amendment and added language that qualifies projects that set lower income thresholds for residents in cities located within a North Carolina metropolitan statistical area whose population exceeds 500,000 residents. 04.23.2024 The House Ways and Means Property Tax subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment changes the language of the bill so that in order to qualify for the property tax exemption all of the units within an eligible project in certain zip codes be rented to very low income residents as designated by HUD's Fair Market Rent guidelines. 04.17.2024 THe House Ways and Means Property Tax subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill. 02.27.2024 The Senate Finance Committee gave this bill a favorable report. 02.22.2024 The Senate Finance Property Taxation subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. Summary of the bill as introduced: Applies a property tax exemption for nonprofit housing corporations only to the percentage of property that equals the corporation's ownership interest in the property. This bill also prohibits annexation of agricultural property by a municipality without express written agreement by the owner. |