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Committee adopts amendments to SF3900 and refers bill to Finance
Summary
The Senate Taxes Committee adopted two amendments to Senate File 3900 clarifying risk-assessment language from the Legislative Audit Commission and narrowed a lottery provision to lost or stolen tickets, then recommended the bill be referred to the Finance Committee.
The Senate Taxes Committee on April 14 adopted amendments to Senate File 3900 and recommended the measure be referred to the Finance Committee.
Senate members voted to adopt an author's amendment (A7) that the sponsor said replaces prior language and requires commissioners to assess grant-related risk using objective criteria. The chair described the change as clarifying "what an obligation would be of a commissioner with regard to assessing risk" and requiring action only when objective criteria are met.
The committee also adopted a second amendment (A9) narrowing a provision related to the state lottery. As the sponsor explained, the A9 amendment restricts the bill's scope to tickets that are "actually lost or stolen and also cash that the lottery was also forgiving," limiting retailer liability to small amounts and excluding broader categories previously drafted. The committee approved the amendment on a voice vote.
After adopting the amendments, the committee voted to recommend Senate File 3900, as amended, be referred to the Committee on Finance. No roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript; outcomes were announced by voice vote.
The committee record shows these actions were procedural recommendations; the bill will next be considered by the Finance Committee.
