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MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE REVENUE AND TAXATION

STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 445 - State Capitol

February 20, 2013

MEMBERS PRESENT:     Rep. Ryan Wilcox, Chair
                Rep. Jim Nielson, Vice Chair
                Rep. Jake Anderegg
                Rep. Joel Briscoe                            
                 Rep. Tim Cosgrove                 
                Rep. Steve Eliason                              
                Rep. Gage Froerer
                Rep. Francis Gibson
                 Rep. Eric Hutchings                         
                Rep. Brian King
                Rep. John Knotwell
                Rep. Kay McIff
                Rep. Doug Sagers
                Rep. Jon Stanard
                Rep. Earl Tanner     

MEMBERS EXCUSED:     Rep. Mel Brown     

STAFF PRESENT:        Mr. Phil Dean, Policy Analyst
                Ms. An Bradshaw, Secretary
                    
Note:    A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Chair Wilcox called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Knotwell moved to approve the minutes of Feb. 12, 2013 and Feb. 14, 2013. The motion was approved unanimously with Rep. Cosgrove, Rep. Froerer, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Hutchings, and Rep. McIff absent for the vote.

H.B. 133    Property Tax Sales Revisions (Rep. E. Tanner)

MOTION:    Rep. Knotwell moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 11 through 15 :    

             11          This bill:
             12          .    extends the time period for redeeming property from a tax sale;
             13          .    provides that a county auditor may not take certain actions before the expiration of
             14      the time period for redeeming property;
{   and   }       

. addresses the disposition of sale funds that are in excess of the amount required to satisfy delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and administrative costs; and      

             15          .    makes technical and conforming changes.

2.    Page 4, Lines 102 through 104 :    

             102          [(7)] (8) Any sale funds
{   which   }        that       are in excess of the amount required to satisfy the

             103      delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and administrative costs of the delinquent property shall be
             104      treated as unclaimed property under Title 67, Chapter 4a, Unclaimed Property Act
  , and transferred to the Division of Unclaimed Property after the time period described in Section 67-4a-210       .


The motion to amend passed unanimously with Rep. Cosgrove, Rep. Froerer, Rep. Gibson,
Rep. Hutchings, and Rep. McIff absent for the vote.

Spoke in opposition to the bill:    Mr. Ricky Hatch, Weber County Clerk Auditor
                    Mr. Mike Wilkins, Uintah County Clerk Auditor
                    Ms. Karla Johnson, Kane County Clerk Auditor
                    Mr. Bret Millburn, Davis County Commissioner

MOTION:    Rep. Hutchings moved pass the bill out favorably.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:    Rep. Briscoe moved to move to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Stanard absent for the vote.

H.B. 199    Fiscal Period for Political Subdivisions (Rep. D. McCay)

Rep. McCay introduced the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Knotwell moved to replace HB199 with 1st Sub.HB199. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Stanard absent for the vote.

Spoke in favor of the bill:        Mr. Royce Van Tassell, Utah Taxpayers Association

Spoke in opposition to the bill:    Mr. Brent Gardner, Utah Association of Counties
                    Ms. Karla Johnson, Kane County Clerk Auditor
                    Mr. Ricky Hatch, Weber County Clerk Auditor
                    Mr. Mike Wilkins, Uintah County Clerk Auditor
                    Mr. Curtis Koch, Chief Deputy Audit/Finance, Davis County

Spoke to the bill:            Mr. Wayne Cushing, Salt Lake County Treasurer


MOTION:    Rep. Knotwell moved to move to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.

H.B. 300    Retention of Sales and Use Tax Collections by Certain Remote Sellers (Rep. S. Eliason)

Rep. Eliason introduced the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Eliason moved to amend the bill as follows:


1.    Page 4, Lines 117 through 119 :    

             117          (5) (a) Subject to Subsections (5)(b) through (d), a seller that voluntarily collects and
             118      remits a tax in accordance with Subsection 59-12-107 (2)(c)(i) may retain an amount equal to
             119     
{   50%   }        18%       of any amounts the seller would otherwise remit to the commission:


The motion to amend passed unanimously with Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.

Spoke in favor of the bill:        Mr. Mark Griffin, Overstock.com

Spoke in opposition to the bill:    Mr. Dan Dueul, Weber 9/12 Project

MOTION:    Rep. Briscoe moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed with Rep. Sagers voting in opposition and Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Froerer, and Rep. Tanner absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Gibson moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Froerer, and Rep. Tanner absent for the vote.

Chair Wilcox adjourned the meeting at 6:31 p.m.




                                 __________________________
                         Rep. Ryan Wilcox, Chair