Some states post the tax bill in the middle of the year. I normally get the year's bill in the middle of January. I think my county rushed the internet posting of the bill to this week to help people like me, although I don't know whether I checked in previous Decembers.
I may be wrong but there is a difference between what the IRS sees as a "tax billing" and a "tax billing based on an assessment"...in other words, some states do a billing for more than one year in advance, but do not do an "assessment" every year.
Kinda confusing and I have no claims to understanding all the intricacies of it.
In any event, I do not have the problem, as I am totally exempt from them, effective 1 Jan 2018, due to Combat Related Disability Rating re-evaluation and turning 66 years old.
Not a real problem in Alabama, anyway...as my tax bill for 80 acres, home, outbuildings, vehicles, etc, is only about $450.00.