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Revenue and Taxation committee introduces RS32766, sends rewrite to second-reading calendar
Summary
The Revenue and Taxation Committee voted to introduce RS32766 — described by its sponsor as a rewrite of an earlier tax bill — and recommended it be placed on the second-reading calendar; committee members discussed the House'origin rule on tax bills.
At a meeting of the Revenue and Taxation Committee, members voted to introduce RS32766 and recommended the rewrite be placed on the second-reading calendar. Representative Raybould moved to introduce the item and take it to the second-reading calendar; the committee approved the motion by voice vote, with no recorded opposition.
Representative Charlie Shepherd, representing District 7, presented the item to the committee. "I bring before you RS32766. This is a rewrite of what you have already heard. I think you're all very aware of its content and I am looking for a motion to send it to the second meeting calendar," Shepherd said when introducing the measure.
Representative Raybould moved to introduce RS32766 and recommend that it be sent to the second-reading calendar. Representative Monks pressed for context during discussion, explaining the chamber'level practice behind the rewrite: "One of the few powers that the House has is the ability to start tax bills that's enshrined in our constitution and that is a power that we protect, religiously. And one of the aspects of protecting that is not allowing the Senate to amend our tax bills...we'll restart it if it needs to be fixed and we're fixing it and we'll send it back over." Monks described the rewrite as a procedural step to preserve the House's prerogative when the Senate has previously amended a tax measure.
The committee took a voice vote. Chairman Weber called for those in favor to say "aye;" hearing none opposed, the motion carried. The committee subsequently approved the minutes from its March 25 meeting and adjourned.
The record provided no detailed summary of the substantive provisions of RS32766 beyond Shepherd's description that it is a rewrite of a previously considered tax bill. The committee did not record a roll-call vote or provide a vote tally in the transcript; the voice vote was announced as in favor with no opposition heard.
