Property Tax Waivers Die in Committee

Miguel Garcia

Santa Fe, NM – The progress of two measures sponsored by Rep. Miguel Garcia (D-Albuquerque) that would exempt disabled citizens and the elderly from property taxes under certain conditions was halted by Republican House members in the House Voters and Elections Committee yesterday. Both measures would have exempted disabled property owners from paying their property tax liabilities based on disabilites, age, and income. Rep. Garcia said, “I was disappointed to see these important bills die in committee." The state faces the task of closing a $400 million budget deficit. It would appear the lack of support by the GOP members on the committee for the Garcia proposals was based on the fiscal realities related to offering property tax exemptions to property owners and their eventual heirs during a budget crisis.

Property Tax Waivers Die in Committee