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HB1227 Relative to the calculation of the local tax cap.

Taxes & Revenue Dead Auto-scored

Relative to the calculation of the local tax cap.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

5

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

4
💰

Your Wallet

Would have potentially allowed municipalities to raise taxes more easily, increasing property tax burdens.

6
🏘️

Your Community

More municipal revenue flexibility could have funded better services, but was voted down.

5
⚖️

Your Freedom

A technical tax policy change without significant freedom implications.

Status

Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 176-151 03/05/2026 House Journal 6 P. 126

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

James Gruber (D)

The Short Version

Would have modified how local tax caps are calculated, potentially allowing municipalities more flexibility in raising revenue. Killed via ITL vote 176-151.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Municipalities needing more revenue flexibility
  • ▲ Advocates for expanded local services

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Property taxpayers in capped municipalities

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans opposed it ( 1 for , 174 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 150 for , 2 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Inexpedient to Legislate (kill motion) 2026-03-05
Passed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

174R + 2D
Voted to Kill the Bill (176)
1R + 150D
Voted to Keep It Alive (151)
45
Absent
20
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (176)

Republicans (174)
Democrats (2)

Voted Nay (151)

Republicans (1)
Democrats (150)
Absent (45)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Chris McAleer (D) , David Lundgren (R) , David Nagel (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , James Spillane (R) , James Tierney (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Suiter (R) , Karen Hegner (D) , Kathleen Paquette (R) , Katy Peternel (R) , Kevin Verville (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Lee Ann Kluger (D) , Leonard Turcotte (R) , Linda Franz (R) , Linda Ryan (D) , Lorie Ball (R) , Louise Andrus (R) , Matt Drew (R) , Matthew Coker (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Moffett (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Varney (R) , Pierre Dupont (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Toner (R)

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