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House Finance and Taxation Committee: votes on a package of tax and levy bills
Summary
The committee took action on multiple bills: it voted do not pass on several homestead and levy bills, advanced a utility‑fee bill as amended, moved a square‑footage reform bill to study, and recommended passage of a caps bill with amended language. Vote tallies recorded in the transcript are listed below.
The House Finance and Taxation Committee considered a range of tax and levy bills and recorded multiple outcomes, including do‑not‑pass recommendations, a study referral and several committee do‑pass actions.
Key outcomes recorded in the committee transcript:
- House Bill 13‑35 (homestead bill) — Committee motion: do not pass. Roll call recorded as 9 yes, 4 no, 1 not voting (record phrasing in transcript: "9 4 1").
- House Bill 13‑43 (priority of tax liens) — Committee motion: do not pass. Roll call recorded as 11 yes, 2 no, 1 absent (transcript summary: "11 2 1").
- House Bill 13‑53 (levy limitation tied to CPI) — Committee motion: do not pass. Roll call recorded in the transcript as 11 yes, 2 no, 1 absent ("11 2 1").
- House Bill 13‑90 (primary residence reduction) — Committee motion: do not pass. Roll call recorded as 11 yes, 2 no, 1 absent ("11 2 1").
- House Bill 14‑28 (sales tax exemption for used clothing, limited to nonprofits) — Committee motion: do not pass. The committee recorded the vote as 10 yes, 3 no, 1 present/abstain (transcript notes "10 3 1").
- House Bill 14‑74 (square‑footage reform measure) — Committee moved the bill into study (legislative study language to be drafted). The committee later recorded a do‑pass as amended for study referral with a roll of 13 yes, 0 no, 1 absent ("13 0 1"). Members discussed study scope and asked Legislative Council to prepare draft language.
- House Bill 15‑34 (valuation cap amendment) — Committee adopted amendment 02001 and recommended do pass as amended. The transcript recorded a roll call of 9 yes, 4 no, 1 abstain or similar (the committee recorded the motion as passing; transcript lines show mixed tallies with a final recorded passage). Legislative staff will reconcile constitutional and home‑rule concerns raised during debate.
- House Bill 15‑59 (smoothing/valuation reform) — Committee motion: do not pass. Roll call recorded as 12 yes, 1 no, 1 absent ("12 1 1") in the transcript.
Several other bills were discussed at length in committee hearings and several committee members urged study or further drafting before floor consideration. Committee members repeatedly asked legislative staff and the tax department to prepare updated fiscal notes and draft study language to ensure consistent statutory cross‑references and to protect voter notice and local‑control processes.
These committee actions reflect committee‑level recommendations only; final outcomes will depend on floor votes and any further conference committee action.
