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House Taxation Committee approves HB154 with residency amendment
Summary
The House Taxation Committee voted 14–7 to pass House Bill 154 after adopting a conceptual amendment that corrected inconsistent residency language, changing one 6‑month residency reference to 7 months; brief debate flagged concerns about the bill's size and tax-shift effects.
The House Taxation Committee voted 14–7 to advance House Bill 154 after adopting a conceptual amendment to fix inconsistent residency language in the bill.
Representative Carlin proposed the conceptual amendment, asking the committee to change a 6‑month residency reference to 7 months so the bill’s language is consistent across pages. "Miss Moore just caught that we should just do a amendment to make it consistent... I would just like to turn the 6 months into a 7 month," Carlin said, specifying the change applies to page 3, lines 21 and 25. The committee voice-voted the conceptual amendment and allowed proxies; the chair announced the amendment passed.
After the amendment, a motion to pass HB154 as amended was made and the committee proceeded to a roll call vote. An unidentified member acknowledged reservations about the bill’s scope, saying the "income tax transfer to property taxes is large" but that the bill should receive committee consideration. The chair called the roll and announced the final tally: 14 ayes and 7 noes. Chair Fielder voted no; the committee chair declared HB154, as amended, passed the House Taxation Committee.
The action was procedural executive action by the committee; there was no floor debate on the full House floor recorded in this transcript. The committee indicated it will continue with additional business and reconvene for future hearings as scheduled.
