COSBY, Tenn. (WVLT) – With the year coming to an end, a new legislative session is on the horizon. Hurricane Helene is expected to be a major topic when state lawmakers return in January.
Republican State Rep. Jeremy Faison tells WVLT News he is working on legislation that would give homeowners impacted by natural disasters a tax break. His district includes Cocke County, an area hit hard by floods after Helene.
“This is at the top of a lot of us in our hearts and minds,” Faison said. “I have constituents that where their house was is no longer able to even put a house back … they shouldn’t have to pay taxes on that.”…