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Committee handles several technical and procedural tax items; concurrence votes and small bills pass
Summary
The committee concurred in a House amendment on SB 203 and SB 453, passed routine or technical bills including measures on refund splitting, concession-stand sales-tax clarification and equipment-lease exemptions for local governments, and approved other small bills by voice vote.
The Senate Revenue & Tax Committee addressed several shorter items and procedural votes during the session.
Early in the meeting the committee concurred in the House amendment to Senate Bill 203 (emergency clause) on a motion by Senator Rapert, seconded by Senator Bledsoe. The committee passed over Senate Bill 453 earlier while waiting for a summary, later reconvened and concurred in the House amendment clarifying the order collections are used for funding operations and grants.
Senate Bill 581 clarified collection of sales tax at concession stands for nonprofit youth sports concession operations; Senator Dismang described the bill as a narrow clarification and the committee passed the measure by voice vote. A bill allowing taxpayers to split refunds between two accounts also passed after adoption of a cosponsor amendment; DFA noted modest administrative costs and an effective date of Jan. 1, 2020.
House Bill 1713, which extends equipment purchase exemptions for counties and cities to leases exceeding one year, passed without opposition. Several procedural votes — including expunging and revoting a prior action on SB 560 — were handled later in the meeting to correct the record before final passage.
The committee adjourned after passing the omnibus package and clearing remaining items on the agenda.
