Conference committee agrees to 15-year sunset for manufacturing sales-and-use exemption in HB11

A joint conference committee on taxation voted to amend House Bill 11 to set a 15-year sunset for a manufacturing sales-and-use tax exemption.

The committee, meeting as a joint conference group, agreed to amend the engrossed bill to change the sunset provision to December 31, 2042, a modification moved by the committee chair and seconded by Senator McKeown. The motion was approved by voice vote after members debated whether to remove the sunset entirely or retain a time-limited extension.

The bill, described to the committee as amendments to manufacturing sales-and-use exemptions, was presented with two differing positions: the House vote removed the sunset date entirely, while the Senate amendment had set a 10-year sunset. "The house position was that the sunset date was completely removed," the committee chair said in opening remarks. Representative JT…