Legislature(2011 - 2012)BARNES 124

03/29/2012 08:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS


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+ HB 366 DISASTER PLANNING AND SERVICES TELECONFERENCED
Moved Out of Committee
+= HB 364 TAX CRED: CONTR. TO HOMELESS SHELT/DETOX TELECONFERENCED
Moved CSHB 364(CRA) Out of Committee
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled TELECONFERENCED
        HB 364-TAX CRED: CONTR. TO HOMELESS SHELT/DETOX                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
8:49:57 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MUNOZ announced  that the final order of  business would be                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 364, "An Act  relating to a credit against the net                                                               
income tax for  a contribution made by a taxpayer  to a nonprofit                                                               
organization that provides an emergency  shelter for the homeless                                                               
or a facility for alcohol or drug detoxification."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
8:50:15 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
TERRY   HARVEY,  Staff,   Representative   Munoz,  Alaska   State                                                               
Legislature,  pointed  out  that  the  committee  should  have  a                                                               
Legislative  Research  Services'  document  that  identifies  the                                                               
nonprofit   emergency  and   drug   and  alcohol   detoxification                                                               
facilities in Alaska.   The document does note that  there is the                                                               
possibility  that   they  may  have  overlooked   other  existing                                                               
facilities.   He  told the  committee that  information regarding                                                               
categorizing the facilities that  offer only housing versus those                                                               
that offer  housing and additional  services for the  homeless is                                                               
forthcoming.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
8:51:51 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GARDNER recalled  that the  Salvation Army  has a                                                               
facility  that offers  housing for  fathers  and children,  which                                                               
isn't on the list.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MR.  HARVEY  offered  to  research that  facility.    In  further                                                               
response to Representative Gardner,  Mr. Harvey acknowledged that                                                               
facilities  could face  erratic  funding if  there aren't  repeat                                                               
donors to  these organizations,  which could  result in  holes in                                                               
their budget  for which  they approach  the legislature  to fill.                                                               
The  proposed   committee  substitute  incorporates   changes  to                                                               
address the aforementioned.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
8:54:43 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GARDNER  moved to  adopt  CSHB  364, Version  27-                                                               
LS1425\I, Nauman, 3/27/12, as the  working document.  There being                                                               
no objection, Version I was before the committee.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
8:54:58 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MR. HARVEY offered  to review the changes  encompassed in Version                                                               
I.   He  related  that  he heard  from  several  of the  shelters                                                               
regarding the requirement for  individual organizations to report                                                               
to the state  the donations received, the amount, and  the use of                                                               
it.  There was concern with  regard to the paperwork involved and                                                               
the  ability  to  track the  donations,  particularly  for  small                                                               
organizations  that receive  small dollar  donations.   There was                                                               
also concern with regard to  how this would impact state agencies                                                               
involved   with   providing    operational   dollars   to   these                                                               
organizations,  specifically  there   was  concern  that  reports                                                               
indicating  a certain  amount of  incoming  dollars could  impact                                                               
what the  organization annually  expects from  the state.   Those                                                               
concerns  were addressed  by deleting  the reporting  requirement                                                               
and on page 2, line 10, inserting paragraph (d), as follows:                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     (d) The commissioner shall, by  January 1 of each year,                                                                    
     provide  to the  legislature  a list  of recipients  of                                                                    
     contributions,  the   total  amount   of  contributions                                                                    
     reported, and the total amount  of credit claimed under                                                                    
     this section during the previous calendar year.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
8:58:24 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  MUNOZ clarified  that in  HB 364  the organization  had to                                                               
report to the legislature, but  the change encompassed in Version                                                               
I requires  the commissioner of  DOR to  provide a report  to the                                                               
legislature regarding  those organizations that had  utilized the                                                               
tax credit.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MR. HARVEY replied yes, adding  that it's still important for the                                                               
legislature to know how this  tax credit is being implemented and                                                               
how  effective  it  is.    He reminded  the  committee  that  the                                                               
legislation includes a sunset provision.   He then opined that he                                                               
doesn't  believe  the  information   would  be  used  against  an                                                               
organization requesting grants and state funding.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
8:59:49 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER  related that  his district and  region are                                                               
supportive  of this  legislation.   Upon  review of  the list  of                                                               
organizations, it seems to offer good regional balance.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:00:51 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GARDNER  maintained   concern  regarding  whether                                                               
these  funds   [receiving  the  tax  credit]   would  potentially                                                               
supplant  state funds  and create  a lack  of sustainability  for                                                               
these organizations.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:01:52 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MR. HARVEY, returning to his review  of the changes in Version I,                                                               
directed  attention to  page  2,  line 3,  subsection  (c).   The                                                               
impetus for subsection (c) was  from Representative Austerman who                                                               
expressed  the  desire for  organizations  that  want to  make  a                                                               
donation  to  be  able to  obtain  a  predetermination  regarding                                                               
whether their donation would receive the tax credit.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:03:25 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER  expressed concern  that there is  no plan                                                               
to have DOR  confirm that an agency actually  received a donation                                                               
for which the taxpayer filed  a claim.  Therefore, she questioned                                                               
whether there should  be a confirmation process  to confirm those                                                               
reported as receiving the donation actually did receive it.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MR. HARVEY deferred to DOR.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
9:04:58 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JOHANNA  BALES,  Deputy  Director, Tax  Division,  Department  of                                                               
Revenue, explained  that this proposed  tax credit would  work as                                                               
the existing tax credits.   Therefore, when the division performs                                                               
its  audit, it  would  confirm that  the  recipient received  the                                                               
funds.   With  new tax  credits,  the division  often performs  a                                                               
compliance project, which reviews  every taxpayer who claimed the                                                               
tax credit  and reaches out  to the recipients to  ensure receipt                                                               
of the funds.  The  aforementioned are common processes for which                                                               
the division doesn't need additional statutory authority.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9:06:08 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER  posed a scenario in  which a contribution                                                               
is for a  building fund.  She asked if  that information would be                                                               
easily  included in  the report  so that  having a  building fund                                                               
with  assets in  it  wouldn't adversely  impact the  organization                                                               
when it approached the legislature for operating funds.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MS. BALES answered  that more than likely,  the division wouldn't                                                               
know specifically  for what  the funds were  used.   The division                                                               
would merely  track the contribution  to ensure that  a qualified                                                               
organization  received it.   Therefore,  at the  time the  agency                                                               
requests  additional funds,  it  would be  up to  it  to let  the                                                               
legislature know  how the  funds were used.   The  division would                                                               
provide  the data  to confirm  that  the agency  did receive  the                                                               
contribution.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
9:07:30 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
DAN  AUSTIN, General  Manager,  St. Vincent  de  Paul Society  of                                                               
Juneau,  began  by  highlighting  that Juneau  is  Alaska's  most                                                               
homeless city.  On a  per capita basis, Alaska has one-and-a-half                                                               
times  the  homeless  rate  in  Anchorage,  four  times  that  of                                                               
Fairbanks, and  three times that  of Los Angeles County  to which                                                               
some refer to as the homeless  capital of America.  Over the last                                                               
two  decades, homelessness  has grown  throughout the  nation but                                                               
the  resources to  operate  shelters  have not  kept  pace.   For                                                               
instance,  after more  than  10 years  of  operating a  childcare                                                               
facility  for low  income families  St.  Vincent de  Paul had  to                                                               
close it  last year because it  had to decide whether  to utilize                                                               
its  resources  for maintenance  and  operation  of its  homeless                                                               
facility  or to  subsidize its  childcare  facility.   On top  of                                                               
that, just  last month  heating oil increased  to over  $4.00 per                                                               
gallon.   Furthermore,  St. Vincent  de Paul  had to  suspend the                                                               
purchase  of food  vouchers.   Mr.  Austin  emphasized that  it's                                                               
important to know that many shelters  such as St. Vincent de Paul                                                               
provide  housing as  well  as  other services  to  those who  are                                                               
homeless and  poor, including  food vouchers,  travel assistance,                                                               
medical assistance, and emergency family  aid.  Therefore, as the                                                               
operating expense  of the shelter  and the demand on  the shelter                                                               
increase,  something  has  to  be   eliminated.    Normally,  the                                                               
discretionary  services that  help keep  the safety  net together                                                               
for the  poor in the  state is the first  to be eliminated.   Mr.                                                               
Austin informed  the committee that  St. Vincent de  Paul doesn't                                                               
rely  on state  and federal  grants for  the shelter's  operation                                                               
rather  it relies  on  the thrift  store  revenues, which  supply                                                               
about 51 percent of the  actual operating expense of the shelter,                                                               
and  the   other  49  percent   is  provided  by   the  residents                                                               
themselves.  In conclusion,  Mr.  Austin urged  the committee  to                                                               
move  HB 366  forward  so  that shelters  in  Alaska can  sustain                                                               
operations while working on the critical issue of homelessness.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
9:11:30 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
LAUREN RICE,  Director, Public  Advocacy, Covenant  House Alaska,                                                               
explained that Covenant  House is a shelter for  homeless and at-                                                               
risk youth  in Anchorage.   Although the  facility is  located in                                                               
Anchorage,  it  truly  serves  the  entire  state.    Last  year,                                                               
Covenant  House  Alaska served  over  4,000  individual youth  of                                                               
which about  48 percent  of the youth  served are  Alaska Native.                                                               
Covenant House  Alaska provides a spectrum  of services including                                                               
emergency services as the facility is  open all day every day and                                                               
programs through which youth can  stay with Covenant House for up                                                               
to a  year-and-a-half and live  in transitional housing  and gain                                                               
life skills.   Covenant House Alaska offers  everything from food                                                               
and showers to long-term educational  support.  She characterized                                                               
Covenant House Alaska  as almost serving as the  family for these                                                               
youth well  into their late teens  and early twenties.   Ms. Rice                                                               
related  support for  HB 364  and the  intent behind  it; private                                                               
investment in  the nonprofit community  is essential not  only so                                                               
that nonprofits can  provide services but also for  the health of                                                               
the entire community.  The  majority of the Covenant House Alaska                                                               
budget consists  of private funds and  its work is to  share with                                                               
individual corporations  and businesses in the  community stories                                                               
of the  youth and the  mission of  Covenant House Alaska  to meet                                                               
the needs of the youth.   The aforementioned is vital to Covenant                                                               
House  Alaska's   operating  budget  and  to   its  advocacy  and                                                               
communication efforts because the  youth at Covenant House Alaska                                                               
are some  of the  most invisible  youth in  the state.   Homeless                                                               
youth become invisible  as a means of survival, she  stated.  The                                                               
corporate employees  to which Covenant  House Alaska  reaches out                                                               
become mentors,  instructors of life  skills classes  and provide                                                               
service  work and  special events.   The  benefits youth  receive                                                               
from  corporate volunteers  go well  beyond  the monetary  amount                                                               
invested.  This legislation incentivizes  the efforts of Covenant                                                               
House Alaska even more as  it provides an incentive for companies                                                               
to  learn  and  invest  in nonprofits  serving  their  neighbors.                                                               
Furthermore,  HB  364  facilitates private  investment  in  human                                                               
services  from which  all  involved parties  benefit.   Ms.  Rice                                                               
noted  her  appreciation  for  the  changes in  Version  I.    In                                                               
conclusion,  Ms.  Rice  stressed  that  Covenant  House  Alaska's                                                               
support  of  HB  364  is to  encourage  and  incentivize  private                                                               
investment in nonprofits,  not to diminish or  impact the state's                                                               
role in caring  for the state's most vulnerable  population.  She                                                               
related  her view  that  HB  364 is  a  way  to increase  private                                                               
investment  and  community  support of  Covenant  House  Alaska's                                                               
work, not replace state funding or grants.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:15:15 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GARDNER asked  then if  Ms. Rice  has no  concern                                                               
that corporate donations might supplant state funding.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MS. RICE answered that wouldn't say  that she has no fear of that                                                               
and  acknowledged  that  tax  incentives   and  tax  breaks  have                                                               
replaced  some  federal funding.    However,  nothing in  HB  364                                                               
indicates to Covenant  House Alaska that the  aforementioned is a                                                               
process the  state will go  through.  This legislation  is viewed                                                               
as another  tool in  the tool  box.   If organizations  find that                                                               
[the  tax  credit]  impacts  gaining   state  support  for  their                                                               
services, they could choose not  to participate.  Ms. Rice opined                                                               
that  the  onus  is  on  the organization  to  do  the  strategic                                                               
planning and maximize resources  and services provided when there                                                               
is extra  revenue while not  putting into place systems  that are                                                               
unsustainable.   Organizations  such  as  Covenant House  Alaska,                                                               
which has been providing services for  over 20 years, that have a                                                               
long  history of  building  sustainable  budgets understand  that                                                               
every year  they have  to build their  operating budget  and they                                                               
are prepared to make responsible decisions.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
9:17:18 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER  inquired as to the  purpose for including                                                               
the requirement  that DOR provide  a list of  donation recipients                                                               
to  the  legislature  if  it's not  to  possibly  supplant  state                                                               
funding.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MR.  HARVEY related  that he  worked with  DOR on  that language.                                                               
He further related that the  success of this program depends upon                                                               
donations and what kind of tax  credit is acted upon.  The annual                                                               
report to the  legislature was felt to be  beneficial and provide                                                               
insight into how the program develops.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:18:47 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MUNOZ asked whether this  requirement is similar to that of                                                               
the education tax credit and other tax credit programs.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MR.  BALES  informed  the  committee that  in  other  tax  credit                                                               
programs DOR provides the aggregate  number of contributions, not                                                               
a list of who receives the contribution.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MUNOZ asked then if Ms.  Bales believed it would be best to                                                               
make the  language consistent with  what is done with  other [tax                                                               
credit programs].                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
MS. BALES responded  that it would depend  upon the legislature's                                                               
intent  in terms  of analyzing  this  credit.   She recalled  the                                                               
hearings  on the  film credit,  during which  she understood  the                                                               
legislature wanted  to know the  recipients of the tax  credit in                                                               
order to determine whether the tax  credit is working.  Ms. Bales                                                               
said she  wasn't sure the  list of  recipients of the  tax credit                                                               
would really  tell the legislature [whether  it's working] rather                                                               
it provides  knowledge as  to how  many contributions  were made.                                                               
Therefore,  she  opined  that  it's  up  to  the  legislature  to                                                               
determine.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:20:16 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MUNOZ announced  that she is amenable to  a language change                                                               
regarding the list.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
9:20:33 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER moved Amendment 1, as follows:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, line 11,                                                                                                           
          Delete "a list of recipients of contributions,"                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9:21:06 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER  objected, and added that  the legislation                                                               
proposes  some  generous  incentives.   Therefore,  it  might  be                                                               
useful to  know who  is receiving  the [tax  credit].   He opined                                                               
that who is receiving the benefits  might be useful for the state                                                               
to know how effective the organizations are.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
9:21:42 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CISSNA  said she could  see real value  in knowing                                                               
the categories  of totals there  are.  However,  listing specific                                                               
names is problematic, she indicated.   She asked whether there is                                                               
an easy way to provide an  aggregate of different groups, such as                                                               
those  dealing  with  homelessness, substance  abuse,  and  child                                                               
welfare.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:23:08 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MUNOZ  pointed out that  the legislation already  speaks to                                                               
emergency shelters  for the homeless  and facilities  for alcohol                                                               
and drug detoxification.  She  asked whether it would be possible                                                               
to provide aggregate totals in those two broad categories.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MS. BALES answered that the division  could do that, but asked if                                                               
the committee is  interested in the size or other  details of the                                                               
shelters.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MUNOZ asked whether the  aforementioned can be accomplished                                                               
with Amendment 1.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
MS. BALES  said the division  would need more  specific language,                                                               
such as  "and the types  of facilities".   She related  that when                                                               
the  division writes  regulations it  listens to  the appropriate                                                               
legislative meetings to determine the intent.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
9:25:05 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER withdrew Amendment 1.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
9:25:19 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER moved Conceptual  Amendment 2, which would                                                               
insert  language requiring  a list  of  total [contributions]  by                                                               
category  of recipients.   Representative  Gardner specified  the                                                               
language to  be inserted  [in place  of the  language on  page 2,                                                               
line  11, "a  list of  recipients of  contributions,"] would  be:                                                               
"the  amount  of  the contributions  subtotaled  by  category  of                                                               
recipient for"  and the  categories would  match those  listed on                                                               
page 1, lines 11-13 of Version I.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, Conceptual Amendment 2 adopted.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9:27:25 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER  asked whether  it would be  the intention                                                               
of DOR  to make the  list of  eligible entities available  on its                                                               
website.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MS.  BALES answered  that  DOR would  do that.    Because of  the                                                               
501(c)(3)  requirement  the IRS  has  a  list  of those  and  the                                                               
division would  work with  the sponsor  and the  organizations in                                                               
the state to compile such a list.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
9:28:09 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  MUNOZ  recalled  that  there  was  an  Anchorage  facility                                                               
missing from the  list of [nonprofit emergency  shelters and drug                                                               
and alcohol detoxification facilities  in Alaska].  She expressed                                                               
the  need  to  include  any  organizations  that  may  have  been                                                               
inadvertently missed.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER informed the  committee that the facility,                                                               
the McKinnell House in Anchorage, is actually listed.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MS. BALES  told the committee  that the statutory  language would                                                               
trump the  list, and therefore  those entities that  are properly                                                               
designated would be on the list.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
9:29:22 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SADDLER maintained  his belief  that it  would be                                                               
beneficial  for  the  state to  have  more  specific  information                                                               
regarding who is using the tax  credits and how they are applied.                                                               
Therefore, he expressed interest  in obtaining a clear definition                                                               
of the  various types of  facilities so that as  much information                                                               
as  possible  could  be  obtained   in  order  to  determine  how                                                               
effective the tax credit program is.   He also expressed the need                                                               
to  know  which  entities  would  fall under  HB  364  and  which                                                               
wouldn't  because  there  is a  list  from  Legislative  Research                                                               
Services and  another list  of homeless  shelters and  they don't                                                               
necessarily overlap.   For example,  Beans Cafe and  Alley Chalet                                                               
aren't on the Legislative Research Services list.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER  clarified that those entities  not on the                                                               
Legislative Research Services list aren't shelters.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
9:31:04 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  MUNOZ  asked  if  Ms. Bales  could  further  refine  those                                                               
categories as the legislation moves forward.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MS. BALES agreed to do so.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:31:30 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CISSNA  expressed concern with regard  to lists of                                                               
taxpayers who donate as there would seem to be privacy issues.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  MUNOZ clarified  that it  would  be an  aggregate list  by                                                               
broad  category of  recipients. Therefore,  the individual  donor                                                               
information wouldn't be reported.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CISSNA acknowledged  that, but expressed suspicion                                                               
that   [the  individual   donor  information]   may  be   linked.                                                               
Moreover, she  didn't want people  to unknowingly  jeopardize [an                                                               
entity]  and expressed  concern  with donations  taking over  the                                                               
role of state funding.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MUNOZ  related her  understanding that  this tax  credit is                                                               
for companies  that make  donations and  receive a  corporate tax                                                               
credit or other tax credit per the IRS code.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MS.  BALES   confirmed  Chair  Munoz's  understanding   and  then                                                               
directed  attention to  the language  on  page 2,  line 1,  which                                                               
specifies that  the amount  of the  credit is  50 percent  of the                                                               
contribution up to  $200,000.  Therefore, for  a corporation that                                                               
makes  a   $400,000  donation,  $200,000   will  come   from  the                                                               
corporation and  $200,000 from state's  general fund in  the form                                                               
of  a  tax  credit.    The  tax credit  proposed  in  HB  364  is                                                               
structured such  that for every  dollar a donor gives,  the state                                                               
matches.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MUNOZ related her understanding  that this doesn't refer to                                                               
small  individual   donations  rather  it  refers   to  corporate                                                               
donations.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MS. BALES  agreed, and  added that  the only  tax type  for which                                                               
this contribution  can be taken  against is the  corporate income                                                               
tax.                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:36:31 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER  offered his understanding that  there are                                                               
26 different pieces  of tax credit legislation.   The legislature                                                               
should  be concerned  with  regard to  the  cumulative impact  of                                                               
those tax credits  to the state treasury even though  much of the                                                               
information  indicates   the  cost  to  the   state  treasury  is                                                               
indeterminate.  While this is a  generous credit and it's good to                                                               
review creative  efforts to support  worthy causes, there  has to                                                               
be concern with regard to  the possibility of supplanting federal                                                               
funds  and  the  need  for  more  state  funds  later  for  these                                                               
causes/charities.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
9:37:31 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER  related her  agreement, but  hesitated to                                                               
draw  the   line  for   the  most   indigent  and   needy  group.                                                               
Furthermore,  the  cumulative  issue  is for  the  House  Finance                                                               
Committee to address.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
9:38:11 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GARDNER moved  to  report CSHB  364, Version  27-                                                               
LS1425\I,  Nauman, 3/27/12,  as  amended, out  of committee  with                                                               
individual  recommendations and  the  accompanying fiscal  notes.                                                               
There being  no objection,  CSHB 364(CRA)  was reported  from the                                                               
House Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee.                                                                        

Document Name Date/Time Subjects
HB364 Sponsor Statement.pdf HCRA 3/29/2012 8:00:00 AM
HB 364
CSHB364 version I.pdf HCRA 3/29/2012 8:00:00 AM
HB 364
HB364-DOR-TAX-03-16-12.pdf HCRA 3/29/2012 8:00:00 AM
HB 364
HB364 Leg Research Homeless Stats.pdf HCRA 3/29/2012 8:00:00 AM
HB 364