MINUTES OF THE

SENATE REVENUE AND TAXATION STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 250, Utah State Capitol

February 21, 2014

 

Members Present:     Sen. Deidre M. Henderson, Chair

                                    Sen. J. Stuart Adams

                                    Sen. Curtis S. Bramble

                                    Sen. Jim Dabakis

                                    Sen. Wayne Harper

                                    Sen. Scott Jenkins

                                    Sen. Howard Stephenson

                                    Sen. John Valentine

 

Members Excused:    Sen. Gene Davis

                                   

Staff Present:             Mr. Leif Elder, Policy Analyst

                                    Ms. Nancy Skidmore, Committee Secretary

 

NOTE:  A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

 

Chair Henderson called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Jenkins moved to approve the minutes of the February 13, 2014 and February 18, 2014 meetings. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Adams, Sen. Bramble, and Sen. Valentine absent for the vote.    

 

H.B. 273      Property Tax Residential Exemption Amendments (Rep. V. Snow)

 

Rep. Snow explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:       John Ulibarri, Weber County Assessor

 

MOTION:  Sen. Stephenson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed

                     unanimously with Sen. Adams absent for the vote.

 

S.B. 83         Local Sales and Use Tax Act Amendments (Sen. L. Hillyard)

 

Sen. Hillyard explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Valentine moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Adams absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Harper moved the bill be placed on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Senator Adams absent for the bill.

 

 

S.B. 200       Tax Credit for Employer Purchase of Public Transit Pass (Sen. T. Weiler)

 

Sen. Weiler explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke to the bill:         Christy Achziger, Senior Marketing Specialist, Utah Transit Authority

                                    Thomas Young, Fiscal Analyst

 

MOTION:   Sen. Bramble moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Sen.

                     Stephenson absent for the vote.

 

Chair Henderson adjourned the meeting at 3:20 p.m.

 

 

 

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Sen. Deidre M. Henderson, Chair