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JLARC previews 2025 tax‑preference reviews: staff recommend continuation, modification, or further study depending on objective alignment
Summary
JLARC staff presented preliminary findings for 2025 tax preference performance reviews covering natural gas transportation, travel agent B&O preferences, nonprofit housing exemptions, and several smaller preferences, and recommended a mix of continuations, modifications, and expirations.
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee received a consolidated preliminary briefing July 16, 2025 on multiple tax‑preference performance reviews that JLARC will continue to develop before issuing final recommendations. Staff described the scope, beneficiary estimates and preliminary conclusions for nine reviews covering 14 tax preferences.
Highlights of staff findings and recommendations presented by Pete Van Moorsel, Aline Mizona and Eric Whitaker included:
- Natural gas used for transportation: JLARC concluded three preferences reduce the cost of using compressed or liquefied natural gas (CNG/LNG) but did not meet emissions reduction targets because fewer ships and vehicles converted than anticipated. Staff recommended continuing the public utility and brokered natural gas exemptions to maintain uniform taxation and modifying the public utility exemption to require beneficiaries to report volumes sold so future reviews can better estimate fiscal impacts and emissions. The marine LNG sales tax exemption was recommended for…
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