You asked for a summary of SB 583, An Act Concerning Certain Property Tax Statistics.

This bill requires the Office of Policy and Management’s (OPM) secretary to post on the agency’s website statistics on the amount of property taxes levied and collected in towns, cities, and boroughs during the preceding fiscal year. It also permits him to choose whether to print them. The bill allows the secretary to publish reports, as under current law, or post on OPM’s website other information to help the public understand the methods and manner of property tax assessment and taxation. The bill takes effect July 1, 2004.

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