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Taxation committee takes mixed executive action: amendment passes, multiple bills tabled, two concurred
Summary
After the HB200 hearing, the House Taxation Committee passed an amendment to HB306 but the amended bill failed on a roll call and was tabled; HB327 failed and was tabled; the committee concurred in SB54 and SJ8. Members discussed transparency concerns about how failed roll‑call votes are displayed on the public system.
Following the HB200 hearing, the House Taxation Committee moved to executive action on four items. Representative Thane moved House Bill 306 (an income tax credit for landlords that rent dwellings below market rate). Representative Carlin explained Amendment 306.1, which sets the credit calculation on a monthly basis, limits eligible rents to between 50% and 90% of fair market rent, and ties the credit to $75 for each $100 below 90% of fair market value.
The committee voted by voice to adopt Amendment 306.1; the clerk announced 21 ayes and 0 nays. A later roll‑call vote on HB306 as amended resulted in 9 yeas and 12 nays, so the bill failed to pass on the floor of the committee. Representative Thane then moved to table HB306 and the motion to table passed by voice vote with proxies recorded; the committee tabled HB306.
Representative C. Hinkle’s House Bill 327 (a proposed legislative referendum to return excess revenue to resident income taxpayers) faced technical concerns noted in the fiscal note about duplicating existing law. The committee recorded a roll‑call vote that failed (3 yeas, 18 nays) and subsequently tabled the bill by voice vote (20–1 recorded).
The committee then considered Senate Bill 54 (revising requirements for taxes paid by electronic funds transfer) and concurred in the Senate bill by voice vote; the clerk announced 21 ayes and 0 nays and Representative Brewster agreed to carry SB54 on the House floor. The committee also concurred in Senate Joint Resolution 8 (requesting an interim study of special districts); that concurrence was approved by voice vote.
During executive action, multiple members raised concerns about the Legislature’s vote‑recording system and transparency: several members said that when a bill fails on a roll call and is then tabled, the system can obscure who voted for or against the original motion unless one reviews the hearing recording. Committee members said they are working with legislative staff to address the issue.
Outcome at a glance: Amendment 306.1 adopted (HB306 amendment passed), HB306 as amended failed on roll call and was tabled, HB327 failed and was tabled, SB54 concurred, SJ8 concurred. Several votes involved proxy votes noted in the committee record.
