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HB2043Introduced in the House

Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and continuing reimbursements from the taxpayer notification costs fund for an additional five years.

Vetoed

Introduced by Insurance

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and continuing reimbursements from the taxpayer notification costs fund for an additional five years.

Where it stands

House No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

April 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 87 Nay: 35 · April 10, 2026

87

Yes

35

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

125 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dale Helwig1No
Kenneth Collins2Yes
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Courtney Sappington5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6No
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10No

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to House Committee on Insurance

  3. House Hearing: Monday, January 27, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N event

  4. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Insurance

  5. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  6. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  7. House Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted; —

  8. House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 97, Nay 14, Absent 14

  9. House Engrossed on Friday, February 7, 2025

  10. Senate Received and Introduced

  11. Senate Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance

  12. Senate Hearing: Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 546-S event

  13. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance

  14. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  15. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  16. Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1

  17. House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp and Rep. Cindy Neighbor

  18. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees

  19. House Rep. Adam Smith, Rep. Carl Turner, and Rep. Tom Sawyer are appointed to replace Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp, and Rep. Cindy Neighbor on the Conference Committee

  20. Senate Sen. Caryn Tyson, Sen. Virgil Peck, and Sen. Ethan Corson are appointed to replace Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg, and Sen. Marci Francisco on the Conference Committee

  21. House Rep. Daniel Hawkins and Rep. Chris Croft are appointed to replace Rep. Adam Smith and Rep. Carl Turner on the Conference Committee

  22. Senate Sen. Ty Masterson and Sen. Chase Blasi are appointed to replace Sen. Caryn Tyson and Sen. Virgil Peck on the Conference Committee

  23. Senate Conference committee report now available

  24. Senate Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted; —

  25. Senate Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Ty Masterson, Sen. Chase Blasi and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as second conferees

  26. House Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted; —

  27. House Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Daniel Hawkins, Rep. Chris Croft and Rep. Tom Sawyer appointed as second conferees

  28. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 27, Nay 13

  29. Senate Conference committee report now available

  30. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 87, Nay 35, Absent 3

  31. House Reengrossed on Monday, April 13, 2026

  32. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, April 20, 2026

  33. House Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 27, 2026

  34. House No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

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