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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
February 24, 2022 - Introduced by Senators Kooyenga and Darling, cosponsored
by Representatives Dittrich and Cabral-Guevara. Referred to Committee on
Financial Institutions and Revenue.
SB1028,1,2
1An Act to amend 70.337 (6) of the statutes;
relating to: the notice to complete
2the property tax exemption form.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the owner of property that is exempt from the property tax
must file a form with the taxation district clerk by March 31 of each even-numbered
year in order to claim the exemption. The property owner must specify on the form
the property owner's name and address, a legal description of the property, a
description of any improvements to the property, and the estimated fair market value
of the property. Under current law, if the clerk does not receive the form by March
31 of the even-numbered year, the clerk must send a notice to the property owner,
by certified mail, indicating that the property will be appraised at the owner's
expense for assessment purposes if the clerk does not receive the completed form
within 30 days following the day on which the notice is sent. Under the bill, during
that 30-day period, the clerk must attempt to contact the property owner by email
and by phone to notify the owner that the owner must send the completed form to the
clerk before the end of the 30-day period.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB1028,1
1Section
1. 70.337 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1028,2,122
70.337
(6) If the form under sub. (1) is not received by March 31 of the
3even-numbered year, the taxation district clerk shall send the owner of the property
4a notice, by certified mail, stating that the property for which the form is required
5will be appraised at the owner's expense if a completed form is not received by the
6taxation district clerk within 30 days after the notice is sent.
During that 30-day
7period, the taxation district clerk shall attempt to contact the property owner by
8email and by phone to notify the property owner that the owner is required to send
9the completed form to the clerk before the end of the 30-day period. If the completed
10form is not received by the taxation district clerk within 30 days after the notice is
11sent, the property shall be appraised either by the taxation district assessor or by a
12person hired by the taxation district to conduct the appraisal.
