HOUSE SPECIAL SESSION COMMITTEE ON BUDGET RESTORATION
5th Special Session
September 15, 2002 Hearing Room 343
5:45 p.m. Tapes 27
MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Ben Westlund, Chair
Rep. Alan Bates
Rep. Richard Devlin
Rep. Cedric Hayden
Rep. Betsy Johnson
Rep. Susan Morgan
Rep. Lane Shetterly
STAFF PRESENT: Paul
Warner, Administrator
Jan McComb, Assistant
Lizbeth Martin-Mahar,
Legislative Revenue Office, (LRO)
MEASURE HEARD: Introduction of Committee Bills
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Chair Morgan |
Calls the meeting to order
and recesses at the call of the chair. Reconvenes and opens a public hearing
and work session on LC 36-1 for the purpose of introduction of committee
bills. |
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PUBLIC HEARING AND WORK SESSION ON LC 36-1 |
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Paul Warner |
Reviews LC36-1. States
that the language is identical to the language that came from this committee,
HB 4076, with the exception of the election date. |
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Rep. Hayden |
MOTION: Moves LC 36-1 BE INTRODUCED as a committee bill. |
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048 |
Rep. Bates |
Reminds the committee of
former calculations; one year would be a substantial loss of revenue. |
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055 |
Warner |
Confirms the bill is for
three years and would generate $315 million. |
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061 |
Rep. Morgan |
Reminds the committee
members that this work session is for bill introduction purposes only. |
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VOTE: 4-0-3 |
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AYE: 4 - Bates, Devlin, Hayden, Morgan NAY: 0 |
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EXCUSED: 3 - Johnson, Shetterly, Westlund |
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070 |
Chair Morgan |
Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIES. |
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075 |
Chair Morgan |
Closes the public hearing
and work session on LC 36-1. Recesses the committee at the call of the chair;
reconvenes the committee at 7:10 p.m. and recesses the committee at the call
of the chair. |
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Chair Westlund |
Reconvenes the committee
at 10:30 p.m. and opens the public hearing on HB 4079. |
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HB 4079 PUBLIC HEARING |
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095 |
Lizabeth Martin-Mahar |
(LRO), Reviews HB 4079 which
raises tax rates for three years. States that in the 2002 – 2003 biennium $315
million would be generated, $413 million in the 2003 – 2005 biennium. The average tax increase would be $114. |
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Chair Westlund |
Asks if anyone wishes to
testify; seeing no one, closes the public hearing on HB 4079 and opens a work
session on HB 4079. |
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HB 4079 WORK SESSION |
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Rep. Bates |
MOTION: Moves that January 28 be the conceptual date for a special
election. |
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141 |
Rep. Shetterly |
States
opposition to the date change.
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152 |
Rep. Morgan |
States opposition to the
date change. Recommends Jan 7. |
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Rep. Devlin |
Responds that the difficulty
with January 14 is that the ballot will go out between Christmas and New
Years Day. |
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Rep. Hayden |
Argues that the longer the
delay in January the more the refunds will be impounded and withheld. |
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VOTE: 3-4 |
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AYE: 3 - Bates, Devlin, Johnson |
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NAY: 4 - Hayden, Morgan, Shetterly, Westlund |
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Chair Westlund |
The motion FAILS. |
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Rep. Shetterly |
MOTION: Moves HB 4079-1
amendments, (EXHIBIT B). |
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208 |
Chair Westlund |
VOTE: 4-3 |
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AYE: 4 - Hayden, Morgan, Shetterly, Westlund |
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NAY: 3 - Bates, Johnson, Devlin. |
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The motion CARRIES. |
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Rep. Shetterly |
MOTION: Moves HB 4079 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED
recommendation. |
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VOTE: 6-1 YEA: Bates, Devlin, Johnson, Morgan, Shetterly, Westlund NAY: Hayden |
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227 |
Chair Westlund |
States for the record that Representatives Bates, Devlin, Johnson,
Westlund and Morgan are courtesy votes. |
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222 |
Chair Westlund |
The motion CARRIES. |
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239 |
Chair Westlund |
Closes the work session on
HB 4079 and adjourns the committee at 10:40 p.m. |
Transcribed By, Reviewed By,
Annastasia Suess Marjorie Taylor,
Committee Assistant Committee Administrator
EXHIBIT SUMMARY