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House committee moves bill reallocating county fair lottery share to ways and means
Summary
The House Committee on Revenue moved House Bill 2,145 A to the full House with no recommendation and a subsequent referral to Ways and Means after a brief work session and no objections from committee members.
The House Committee on Revenue voted on April 24 to send House Bill 2,145 A to the floor without recommendation and with a subsequent referral to the House Ways and Means Committee.
The bill would change how lottery net proceeds are distributed so the county fair account would receive nine-tenths of one percent of lottery net proceeds. Committee staff provided a revenue impact statement and fiscal impact statement; members said they had reviewed the paperwork and did not request further numeric explanation during the work session.
Representative Rachel Walters moved to send the bill to the floor without recommendation as to passage and to refer it to Ways and Means. Chair Nathanson asked if there were any objections; none were raised and the motion passed by voice.
The work session opened and closed within a short period; committee members indicated the sponsor wished to move the bill expeditiously. No public testimony or additional floor amendments were recorded during the work session.
The committee closed the work session on House Bill 2,145 A and moved on to other agenda items.
