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Committee votes: HB 1248 fails; HB permitting online delinquent‑tax sales and amended HB 1848 advance
Summary
The committee considered multiple bills after the broadband briefing. House Bill 1248 (Senior Service Corps for education) failed on a 3‑4 vote; a modernization bill on online sales of delinquent property tax advanced unanimously; House Bill 1834 was laid over; amended House Bill 1848 (childcare tax credit for employers) reported do pass.
After the broadband presentation, the committee considered several bills and amendments. The following summarizes motions, votes and outcomes recorded in the hearing transcript.
Votes at a glance
House Bill 1248 — Senior Service Corps for education Outcome: Failed (no pass) Vote tally: 3 aye, 4 nay Motion: Do pass (mover/second not specified in transcript) Summary: Representative presenting the bill said the proposal would create a Senior Service Corps allowing retired individuals to work part time in schools with a state tax exemption for earnings; the presenter described it as an idea rather than an appropriation. Committee members discussed fiscal uncertainty in tax collections; the fiscal impact was described as unknown.
House Bill 166 (listed as "166 tree" in transcript) — County treasurer online resale auctions Outcome: Reported as do pass Vote tally: 7 aye, 0 nay Motion: Do pass (mover/second not specified in transcript) Summary: The bill permits county treasurers to conduct the yearly sale of delinquent property tax (the June resale) via online auction, updating current practice for sheriff sales and surplus sales.
House Bill 1834 — Inhofe disaster savings account Outcome: Laid over Motion: Member requested layover; the chair agreed to lay the bill over for further work. Summary: Sponsor asked to lay over the bill to make changes; no final action taken.
House Bill 1848 (amended) — Employer childcare tax credit Outcome: Reported as do pass (amended bill) Vote tally: 5 aye, 2 nay Motions and amendments: Representative Schreiber moved an amendment deleting specified language (page 4, section 2, line 15 through page 5, section 2, line 22); on the amended bill a do‑pass motion carried. Summary: As amended, the bill creates a limited tax credit for employers who assist employees with childcare costs; sponsor said the credit sunsets after five years. Fiscal staff cited an estimated corporate income tax impact (figures presented to committee were a small reduction in revenue for the near term).
Procedural notes - Several motions and seconds were made from the floor; the transcript records the committee clerk opening and closing the staff vote queue and reporting tally results (tallies reported without roll‑call names). Where individual yea/nay votes were not spoken in the transcript, vote tallies above are reported as committee totals without individual vote attribution.
Ending The chair adjourned the meeting after reporting the actions above. Several sponsors and staff indicated they would follow up on fiscal details and amendments as requested by committee members.
