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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 502

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Relating to: eliminating the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions.

Legislature — Tax exemptions, joint survey committee on

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill eliminates the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions. Under

current law, bills creating tax exemptions must be referred to the committee and the

committee must issue a report on the legality of the bill, the fiscal effect of the tax

exemption upon the state and its subdivisions, and its desirability as a matter of

public policy.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Kapenga (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R) , Tiffany (R) , Wanggaard (R)

14 cosponsors

August (R) , Gannon (R) , Hesselbein (D) , Horlacher (R) , Katsma (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Knudson (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Ohnstad (D) , R. Brooks (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Skowronski (R) , Swearingen (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Labor and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 4, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 6, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators LeMahieu, Tiffany, Kapenga, Marklein, Nass, Stroebel and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Hesselbein, August, Swearingen, R. Brooks, Gannon, Horlacher, Katsma, Kleefisch, Kooyenga, Knodl, Knudson, Ohnstad, Rohrkaste and Skowronski

  2. Jan 6, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor and Government Reform

  3. Jan 26, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 4, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 4, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Labor and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. Feb 4, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1