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Ways and Means committee retains Senate Bill 83 for further work
Summary
The Ways and Means committee voted to retain Senate Bill 83 after a motion to retain was seconded and a roll call produced a 17-0 tally; members said more work is needed to clarify the measure.
The Ways and Means Committee voted to retain Senate Bill 83 during an executive session, saying more work is needed to make the bill "crystal clear." Representative Ulrey moved to retain the bill; Representative Schamberg seconded the motion.
Committee members recorded the motion as retained after a roll-call vote. The clerk summarized the bill as "establishing an elderly, disabled, blind, and deaf property tax exemption reimbursement fund, authorizing VLTs, renaming the lottery commission, and creating a voluntary statewide self exclusion database." The roll call returned 17 yes votes, 0 no votes and 3 absent; the chair announced the bill would be retained in committee.
Members who spoke at the time of the motion emphasized that "more work" remained to clarify the bill's scope and effects. There was no further discussion recorded before the roll call.
The committee then closed the executive session on SB 83 and proceeded to the next item on the agenda.
