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Senate panel advances SB 5989 to Ways and Means without recommendation
Senate Transportation Committee · January 15, 2026
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Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee voted by voice to advance Senate Bill 5989 — a proposal to redistribute the sales tax on aircraft fuel — to the Ways and Means Committee without recommendation. Committee staff had said the bill’s general‑fund impacts make Ways and Means a more appropriate venue.
The Senate Transportation Committee on Jan. 15 voted to advance Senate Bill 5989 to the Ways and Means Committee without recommendation.
Kelly Simpson, committee staff, briefed the panel that SB 5989 would redistribute the sales tax on aircraft fuel and that under current law the…
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