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Committee approves Finney County retail sales tax bill for courthouse and law enforcement facilities
Summary
House Bill 2,275 would give Finney County authority to levy a 5.5% retailer sales tax to finance courthouse, jail, law enforcement center or county administrative facilities; the Committee on Taxation voted the bill out favorably by voice vote.
The Committee on Taxation heard House Bill 2,275 and voted to pass the bill out favorably. The reviser said the measure would provide Finney County authority to impose a retailer sales tax at 5.5% and pledge the revenue to finance construction or remodeling of a courthouse, jail, law enforcement center facility, or other county administrative facility.
Representative Veil Bridal moved that the committee pass HB 2,275 favorably; Representative Sanders seconded the motion. The committee approved the motion by voice vote; individual member votes were not recorded in the transcript and the committee chair announced, “Motion carries.”
During discussion Representative Veil Bridal acknowledged broader policy questions about repeatedly granting local sales-tax authority to counties and signaled a desire for future committee-level discussion on the subject. No written or oral opposition was recorded in the transcript. The committee did not report any amendments.
Votes at a glance: HB 2,275 — motion to pass out favorably; mover: Representative Veil Bridal; second: Representative Sanders; outcome: passed by voice vote (individual member votes not recorded in transcript).
