1999-05-05                     Senate Journal                      Page 1248
HJR 20                                                                       
The State Affairs Committee considered HOUSE JOINT                             
RESOLUTION NO. 20 Urging the Congress to amend the Internal                    
Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by                      
providing that income tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of              
the standard deduction, for joint returns shall be twice the amounts           
applicable to unmarried individuals. Signing do pass: Senator Ward,            
Chair, Senators Green, Wilken, Elton.                                          
                                                                               
Previous House zero fiscal note.                                               
                                                                               
The resolution was referred to the Rules Committee.