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Senate committee reports 98 local tax ‘extender’ bills to the floor after brief voice votes
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The Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee on April 29 reported 98 local tax extender bills to the Senate floor by voice vote; the bills were described as extensions rather than new taxes and drew no substantive debate.
The New York State Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee met Tuesday, April 29, and reported 98 local tax extender bills to the Senate floor by voice vote, with senators voting “aye” on successive motions.
Committee members and staff repeatedly moved and seconded to report bills described to the panel as local “extenders” rather than new taxes. "These are not new taxes," a senator said during the opening of the meeting. The committee then proceeded through a series of motions and voice votes, with the clerk reading bill identifiers and sponsors; the record shows each motion carried and the bills were reported out.
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