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Senate moves a slate of technical and procedural bills on highways, juvenile referrals, tax and mobile-home rules
Summary
The Senate advanced and passed several bills on final reading, including SB 5 (state highway designations), SB 28 (juvenile filing references), SB 34 (technical plea corrections), SB 13 (income tax deduction for self-employed health premiums), SB 26 (assessor notice requirements), and SB 36 (mobile-home tax clearances).
During the floor session the Senate considered a series of bills on a range of administrative and policy topics. Highlights include:
- SB 5 (state highway designations): Sponsor reported agreement with DOT and local counties on text; the Senate passed the bill (24 ayes, no nays, 5 absent).
- SB 28 (filing citations and formal referrals on juveniles): Sponsor described the bill as permissive and a clean-up to correct terminology; the Senate passed the bill (23 ayes, no nays).
- SB 34 (technical plea amendments): Sponsor described SB 34 as a technical correction; the Senate passed the bill (reported as 24 ayes).
- SB 13 (income tax deduction for health-insurance premiums for self-employed): Senator Money said the change would extend a deduction to about 13,000 people at a cost of roughly $4,000,000 compared with $160,000,000 benefitting 600,000 currently; an amendment fixed effective-date language; the bill passed (25 ayes).
- SB 26 (county assessment affidavit process): Codifies that a certified letter must be sent on second notification; the Senate passed the bill (24 ayes).
- SB 36 (tax clearances for mobile homes): Reenacts a repealed code section to require travel permits and assessor clearance before moving a mobile home; the Senate passed the bill (25 ayes).
Most of these measures were described on the floor as technical, clarifying, or administrative; vote tallies were recorded by the secretary for each item and bills were sent to the House or placed on the third-reading calendar as appropriate.
