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Committee defeats House Bill 489 in executive action; motion fails 6–11
Summary
During executive action the House Local Government Committee considered House Bill 489 and an amendment, then took a vote. The bill failed the committee vote with 6 ayes and 11 noes, and the chair subsequently announced the bills were tabled without objection.
The House Local Government Committee took executive action on House Bill 489. After considering an amendment and a motion to recommend the bill do pass (as amended), committee voting recorded 6 ayes and 11 noes, and the motion failed.
Committee debate included fiscal and distribution questions from members. One member said he opposes sales taxes as a rule but noted the bill was intended to shift some local costs to visitors; another member said the measure could help jurisdictions with tourism-driven infrastructure to shift costs from property taxpayers to visitors. The committee recorded proxy aye votes during the proceeding, and the clerk announced the 6–11 vote tally.
After the failed motion, the chair asked whether any member objected to tabling the bills; with no objection, the bills were tabled and the meeting adjourned.
Why it matters: Committee defeat means House Bill 489 will not advance from House Local Government in its current form. The transcript does not include the bill text; committee members discussed tax fairness and local financing trade-offs during the executive session.
