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Committee reports bill to codify budget-carried tax provisions; most fee changes memorialize existing practice
Summary
HB2544 moves several provisions that have historically been included only in the budget into statutory code; Department of Taxation staff said the fee figures in the bill reflect amounts already charged rather than new increases. Committee reported the bill 14-1.
House Finance Committee reported HB2544, a bill that moves multiple policy items historically carried in budget language into the statutory code. Committee members said the change is intended to improve clarity by placing recurring policy provisions in the code rather than only in the Appropriations Act.
Delegate Delia Watts presented the bill and explained that it consolidates…
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