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Senate panel advances SB 5989 to Ways and Means without recommendation
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 revenue generally flows to the general fund. Simpson told senators the financial implications suggested the Ways and Means Committee should review the bill’s fiscal impacts.
Ranking Member Senator King moved to advance the bill without recommendation. The motion was adopted by voice vote; the chair announced the motion carried and the bill was forwarded to Ways and Means "subject to signature." No roll‑call tally was recorded in the hearing transcript.
The action does not represent a final decision on the bill’s policy merits; it transfers primary fiscal review and recommendation responsibilities to the Ways and Means Committee. The committee record shows the referral was procedural and unopposed during the session.
Next steps: SB 5989 will appear on the Ways and Means Committee agenda for further review of its budgetary and fiscal impacts.
