The governor’s deadline was Friday, April 11, to act on bills from the session that made it up to her. Here’s our final report on legislation we worked to either pass or stop, including updates on bills the governor acted on. The first session of the 57th Legislature is now in our rear-view mirror!
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SLIMMED-DOWN TAX PACKAGE SENT TO GOVERNOR WITH MINIMAL TAX INCREASE Whew! After the Senate gutted the House Bill 14 tax package that was fueled by more than $130 million in new taxes, the House refused to concur on the Senate’s amendments to the bill, setting up a six-person conference committee that ultimately produced a compromise
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AND THEN THERE WERE NONE … TAX INCREASES, THAT IS! IT’S A STUNNER! On the Senate floor this morning, Senate Minority Leader William Sharer (R-San Juan) offered a floor amendment that stripped $140 million in tax increases on oil and alcohol from House Bill 14, the so-called tax package. The amendment was adopted by acclamation, obviously
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BUDGET BILL MOVES TO SENATE FLOOR – WITH STATE SPENDING AT ALL-TIME HIGH Every nook and cranny of state revenue has been emptied in preparing the $10.8 billion budget recommended by the Senate Finance Committee. To the credit of the committee, the spending increase has been contained to 6%, and reserves are maintained at a healthy 30%
BUDGET BILL MOVES TO SENATE FLOOR – WITH STATE SPENDING AT ALL-TIME HIGH Every nook and cranny of state revenue has been emptied in preparing the $10.8 billion budget recommended by the Senate Finance Committee. To the credit of the committee, the spending increase has been contained to 6%, and reserves are maintained at a healthy 30%
HOUSE HEALTH TABLES BILL CLARIFYING ‘HARM TO SELF AND OTHERS’ DEFINITIONS Senate Bill 166, Outpatient Treatment Standards: “Harm to Self” and “Harm to Others,” is a really thoughtful bill that works hand-in-hand with the behavioral health package the Legislature passed, and the governor signed, earlier this session. The bill cleans up definitions in civil code to
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