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House Revenue & Taxation committee sets rule: no votes on revenue-impacting bills until fiscal picture is clear
Summary
At its organizational meeting, the House Revenue & Taxation Committee heard member and staff introductions and the chair said the panel will not vote on bills that affect general revenue or contain special language until the committee knows the fiscal impact; technical bills with no fiscal effect may be voted on.
The House Revenue & Taxation Committee met for an organizational session in which members introduced themselves, department staff introduced their teams and the chair announced a standing rule that the panel will not vote on bills that affect general revenue or include special language until the committee has a clear fiscal picture.
The chair said the committee will allow debate and presentations on bills but ‘‘if the bill has no physical impact, either the general revenue or special language, then we can go ahead and take a vote on that. If it is a bill that affects a general revenue or a special language, we are not gonna take any votes on that.’’
The announcement came after Vice Chair David Ray, House District 69, told members he was ‘‘excited’’ to continue work on…
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