MINUTES OF THE

SENATE REVENUE AND TAXATION STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 250, Utah State Capitol

March 10, 2015

 

Members Present:     Sen. Deidre M. Henderson, Chair

                                    Sen. Curtis S. Bramble

                                    Sen. Gene Davis

                                    Sen. Jim Dabakis

                                    Sen. Wayne Harper

                                    Sen. Howard Stephenson

 

Member Excused:     President Wayne L. Niederhauser

                                   

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 2:14 p.m.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Harper moved to approve the minutes of the March 9, 2015 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Dabakis, Sen. Davis, and Sen. Stephenson absent for the vote.

 

H.B. 279S02   Prescription Notification Amendments (Rep. F. Gibson)

 

Rep. Gibson explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:                   Hannah Green, Senior Manager State Affairs, Generic Pharmaceutical

                                                Lisa B. Fall, Chief Mission Officer, Arthritic Foundation                

 

MOTION:  Sen. Bramble moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Davis, Sen Harper, and Sen. Stephenson absent for the vote.

   

H.B. 271   Fuel Tax Revisions (Rep. D. Lifferth)

 

Rep. Lifferth explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Stephenson moved H.B. 271 be amended as follows:

 

1.      Page 10, Line 293 through Page 10, Line 303:         


              293    (12) (a)    {Beginning on [January] July 1, [2009] 2015, a}    A   tax imposed under this section

                                       294 on compressed natural gas is imposed at [a reduced rate of 8-1/2 cents]   {the same rate imposed

                                       295    under Subsection (1)(a) per gasoline gallon equivalent}   [to be increased or decreased

                                       296    proportionately with any increase or decrease in the rate in Subsection 59-13-201(1)(a)]  a rate of:

                     (i)    until June 30, 2016, 10-1/2 cents per gasoline gallon equivalent;

                      (ii) beginning on July 1, 2016, and until June 30, 2017, 12-1/2 cents per gasoline gallon

                             equivalent;

(iii) beginning on July 1, 2017, and until June 30, 2018, 14-1/2 cents per gasoline gallon equivalent; and

                     (iv) beginning on or after July 1, 2018, 16-1/2 cents per gasoline gallon equivalent  .

                                       297        (b)    {Beginning on July 1, [2011] 2015, a}    A   tax imposed under this section on liquified

                                       298 natural gas is imposed at [a reduced rate of 8-1/2 cents]   {the same rate imposed under

                                       299 Subsection (1)(a) per [gasoline] diesel gallon equivalent}   [to be increased or decreased

                                       300 proportionately with any increase or decrease in the rate in Subsection 59-13-201(1)(a)]  a rate of:

                      (i) until June 30, 2016, 10-1/2 cents per diesel gallon equivalent;

(ii) beginning on July 1, 2016, and until June 30, 2017, 12-1/2 cents per diesel gallon equivalent;

(iii) beginning on July 1, 2017, and until June 30, 2018, 14-1/2 cents per diesel gallon equivalent; and[NS1] 

                     (iv) beginning on or after July 1, 2018, 16-1/2 cents per diesel gallon equivalent   .

                                       301        (c)    {Beginning on July 1, 2015, a}    A   tax imposed under this section on hydrogen used to

                                       302 operate or propel a motor vehicle upon the public highways of the state is imposed at   {the same

                                       303 rate imposed under Subsection (1)(a) per gasoline gallon equivalent}    a rate of:

                     (i) until June 30, 2016, 10-1/2 cents per gasoline gallon equivalent;

(ii) beginning on July 1, 2016, and until June 30, 2017, 12-1/2 cents per gasoline gallon equivalent;

(iii) beginning on July 1, 2017, and until June 30, 2018, 14-1/2 cents per gasoline gallon equivalent; and

                     (iv) beginning on or after July 1, 2018, 16-1/2 cents per gasoline gallon equivalent  .

 

The motion passed unanimously.

 

Spoke for the bill:                   Kelsey White, Research Analyst, Utah Taxpayers Association

                                                Kim Hugie, Business Owner, C & G America                      

 

Spoke against the bill:             George Chapman, citizen

 

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

 

H.B. 403   Online Education Survey Program Amendments (Rep. S. Eliason)

 

Rep. Eliason explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:       Sydnee Dickson, Deputy, Utah Office of Education

 

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

 

MOTION:  Sen. Bramble moved to recess for 20 minutes. The motion passed unanimously with

                     Sen. Dabakis, Sen Davis, and Sen. Harper absent for the vote.

 

H.B. 360S01   Utah Education Amendments (Rep. L. Christensen)

 

This bill was not heard

 

MOTION:   Sen. Bramble moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Dabakis, Sen. Davis, and Sen. Harper absent for the vote.

 

Chair Henderson adjourned the meeting at 3:27 p.m.

 

                                                                                                                                

 

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Sen. Deidre M. Henderson, Chair

 

 

 

 

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