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Ways and Means committee: summary of actions — tax, cannabis, legal aid bills advanced; several measures tabled
Summary
At its meeting the House Ways and Means Committee advanced multiple measures — including HB24-18 (earmark $200,000 of e-gaming fees for enforcement), HB24-24 (legal services/access to justice tax credit), HB24-30 and HB24-31 (cannabis commission funding and account flexibility) — and tabled several bills for further comment.
The House Standing Committee on Ways and Means considered a series of bills and motions and took the following actions during the meeting.
Votes and dispositions
- House Bill 24-9 (amend 4 CMC to reallocate a portion of hotel occupancy tax to parks and recreation): Tabled. The chair asked staff to solicit comments from the Marianas Visitors Authority, Parks and Recreation, the Rota mayor’s office and others (including NEEMO) before further action.
- House Bill 24-12 (tax amnesty; waive penalties and interest): Committee moved to draft a committee report and adopt a technical correction changing 60 days to 90 days; motion adopted (ayes announced 7). See separate article for full coverage.
- House Bill 24-16 (prioritize kinship placement for children in protective custody): Tabled; a member noted the bill appears to be within the jurisdiction of Health and Welfare rather than Ways and Means.
- House Bill…
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