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SENATE REVENUE AND TAXATION STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING
8:00 a.m.
Members Present: Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair
Sen. Ben McAdams
Sen. Howard A. Stephenson
Sen. John L. Valentine
Members Excused: Sen. Wayne L. Niederhauser
Sen. Ross I. Romero
Members Absent: Sen. Stuart Adams
Staff Present: Mr. Phillip V. Dean, Policy Analyst
Ms. Kathy Helgesen, Committee Secretary
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the Committee minutes.
Committee Chair Bramble called the meeting to order at 8:10 a.m.
Sen. Bramble relinquished the chair to Sen. Stephenson
S.B. 239 Severance Tax Revisions (Sen. C. Bramble) was not heard.
1st Sub. H.B. 81 City or Town Option Sales and Use Tax Amendments (Rep. B. Dee) (Sen. C. Bramble)
Sen. Bramble introduced and explained the bill.
Spoke for the bill: Randy Sant, Economic Development Director, South Salt Lake City
Lincoln Shurtz, League of Cities and Towns
Spoke against the bill: Royce VanTassell, Vice President, Utah Taxpayers Association
MOTION: Sen. Bramble moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Sen. Stephenson voting in opposition and Sen. Valentine absent for the vote.
Sen. Stephenson relinquished the chair to Sen. Bramble.
H.B. 68 Powersport Vehicle Franchise Act Amendments (Rep. D. Sagers) (Sen. C. Bramble)
Rep. Sagers introduced and explained the bill.
Spoke for the bill: Bruce Steadman, Steadman's ATV of Tooele
MOTION: Sen. McAdams moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Sen. Valentine absent for the vote.
1st Sub. H.B. 190 Nurse Midwife Practice Act Amendments (Rep. D. Brown) (Sen. C. Bramble)
Rep. Brown introduced and explained the bill.
Spoke to the bill: Honey Newton, ACNM, CNM
MOTION: Sen. McAdams moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Sen. Valentine absent for the vote.
MOTION: With the bill sponsor's consent, Sen. McAdams moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, with Sen. Valentine absent for the vote.
H.B. 323 Sales and Use Tax Collection Amendments (Rep. D. Butterfield) (Sen. L. Hillyard)
Rep. Butterfield introduced and explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Stephenson moved to replace H.B. 323 with 1st Sub. H.B. 323. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 10, Lines 290 through 292
290 (b) (i) [
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291 later becomes bad debt, a seller may deduct the bad debt from the total amount from which a
292 tax under this chapter is calculated on a return.
The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved to pass the bill out favorably, as amended. The motion passed unanimously.
1st Sub. H.B. 383 International Residential Code Amendments (Rep. J. Peterson) (Sen. C. Bramble)
Rep. Peterson introduced and explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: With the bill sponsor's consent, Sen. Valentine moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 495 Property Tax - Appraiser Amendments (Rep. J. Draxler) (Sen. K. Van Tassell)
Rep. Draxler introduced and explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: With the bill sponsor's consent, Sen. McAdams moved to place H.B. 495 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.
1st Sub. H.B. 75 Property Taxation of Low-income Housing (Rep. J. Draxler) (Sen. L. Hillyard)
Rep. Draxler introduced and explained the bill.
Spoke to the bill: Kathleen Howell, Cache County Assessor
MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved to amend 1st Sub. H.B.75. After a brief discussion, the motion was withdrawn with the understanding that the amendment would be addressed on the Senate floor.
MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
S.B. 190 Research and Development Amendments (Sen. J. Valentine)
Sen. Valentine introduced and explained the bill.
Spoke for the bill: Greg Fredde, Vice President of Government Affairs, Merit Medical
Spoke to the bill: Allison Rowland, Voices for Utah Children
MOTION: Sen. McAdams moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Chair Bramble adjourned the meeting at 9:33 a.m.
Minutes reported by Kathy Helgesen, Secretary.
Sen. Curt S. Bramble, Committee Chair