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Executive director: 950 bills passed this session; more than 500 affect the Tax Commission
Summary
Executive Director Deanna Herring told the commission the legislature passed over 950 bills this session, with more than 500 affecting the Tax Commission; commissioners thanked staff and noted work to secure funding for some passed but unfunded bills.
Executive Director Deanna Herring told the commission that the recent legislative session passed over 950 bills and that "over 500 of those bills have an impact on the Tax Commission," emphasizing the agency's increased workload and the value of institutional knowledge among staff. Herring thanked employees for their work managing the implications of the new legislation.
Commission Chair John L. Valentine also thanked the legislative team for their work, and Commissioner Rebecca L. Rockwell singled out agency staff for praise and said that several bills that passed were not funded and that work is underway to secure funding; Rockwell named staff including Heidi Reilly, Jason Gardner, Tracy Nuttall, Cristina Langberg, Eric Cropper, Jacoba Larsen, Alex Urosevic, and Bob Rees. The minutes record acknowledgments but do not set a timetable for follow-up on the funding issues.
