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Committee advances constitutional amendment to make Comptroller General an appointed office; debate over taxing authority
Summary
A joint resolution that would let the General Assembly authorize the duties of the Comptroller General by statute and make the office appointed rather than elected was advanced; senators debated whether the authority to levy an ad valorem tax should vest in the governor or remain with the legislature.
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to remove the Comptroller General from a list of elected officers in the state constitution and allow the General Assembly to define the office’s duties by law, effectively converting the post to an appointed position.
Sponsor Senator Camps said he has proposed a similar change for years and argued placing the comptroller within the executive’s appointment power is consistent with other states and with a stronger-executive model.…
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