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Senate committee hears mixed public testimony on ballot referral to change kicker distribution
Summary
Senator Pruzanski proposed SJR 201 to send voters a change to the 'kicker': if surplus exceeds $300 million the excess would be split 50/50 between taxpayer rebates and funds for education and wildfire suppression; business groups and taxpayers opposed while higher‑education and union groups supported the referral with amendments.
Senator Pruzanski presented Senate Joint Resolution 201 to the Committee on Finance and Revenue on Feb. 16, seeking voter approval to change how Oregon’s surplus 'kicker' is distributed. Under the plan he outlined, the first $300 million of a kicker event would continue to return to taxpayers as now; any amount above that would be split, with half…
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