Ways and Means committee votes 6-4 to pass House Bill 2329 after brief executive-session debate
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Summary
The Committee on Ways and Means moved into executive session and voted 6-4 to pass House Bill 2329. Representative Taylor opposed the measure, calling it "a bad bill," while Representative McEachern said constituents back repeal or reduction of personal property tax.
The Committee on Ways and Means moved into executive session and voted 6-4 to pass House Bill 2329, the committee clerk announced.
The presiding officer moved that House Bill 2329 be "voted to pass" after briefly misstating an earlier motion and retracting it. Representative Taylor spoke in opposition, calling the measure "a bad bill" and saying the timing was wrong given what he described as sustained pressure on state tax policy, including proposals to eliminate sales tax and income tax. "I think this is just a little disjointed and too much," Taylor said, adding he would vote no.
The chair offered condolences to the clerk’s family during the session. Representative McEachern said that the "vast majority of our constituents in every single one of our districts ... strongly supports the repeal and lessening of the personal property tax," framing the bill as aligned with constituent preferences.
The clerk called the roll and recorded a tally of six members in support and four opposed; the clerk announced that House Bill 2329 was "due passed." The transcript indicates the vote occurred in executive session; individual attributions for every 'aye' and 'no' are fragmented in the record, though the overall 6-4 tally is explicit.
The committee exited executive session and adjourned.
The committee did not provide bill text or detailed amendments during this recorded session; the transcript contains statements from members about the bill's intent and timing but no additional procedural steps beyond the motion and roll-call vote.
