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Senate committee rejects bill letting legislators request businesses' sales-tax payment status
Summary
A Senate revenue committee declined to pass a bill that would have allowed members of the General Assembly to request limited sales-and-use tax payment status information for specific businesses, after lawmakers expressed concerns about the Legislature acting as an enforcer of local tax compliance.
A Senate Revenue & Tax committee voted down a proposal that would have allowed members of the General Assembly to request from the Department of Finance and Administration whether particular businesses paid sales and use taxes during a specified period.
The bill's sponsor, Senator Penzo, told the committee the amendment he offered simply adds legislators as an authorized requester of reports that now can be requested only by a county or municipal chief executive. "I just wanted, us to have the ability…
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