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Appropriations committee codifies local direct distributions at 5.6% of sales/use tax after extensive public comment
Summary
The committee voted 11–1 to pass LSO 0295, which codifies the Madden distribution formula into statute and sets the direct distribution at 5.6% of state sales and use tax (estimated just over $105 million for the biennium), with payments shifted to October and March and legislative intent language preserved.
The Joint Appropriations Committee on Jan. 12 voted to codify the state’s direct distribution to cities and counties by advancing LSO 0295 (working draft v0.6), which replaces a fixed appropriation with a statutory percentage of state sales and use tax.
LSO legal staff explained the draft replicates the long‑standing Madden formula inputs and moves the distribution schedule from August/January to October/March. "This would be the first time it's in the green books," the attorney said of…
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