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2022-04-27 House Journal

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2022-04-27                     House Journal                      Page 2687
HB 411                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 411                                                                                                          
    "An Act relating to municipal tax exemptions and deferrals on                                                               
    economic development property."                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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 CRA RPT CS(CRA) NEW TITLE 3DP 2NR                                   2582                                                       
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Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 411(CRA)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to municipal economic development; relating to                                                             
    municipal tax exemptions and deferrals on economic development                                                              
    property; and relating to economic development."                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 411(CRA) be adopted in lieu of the                                                             
original bill?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB 411                                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Adopt Community & Regional Affairs CS                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  34   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gillham,                                                                
Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman, Kreiss-Tomkins,                                                                   
LeBon, McCabe, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax,                                                                   
Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Story, Stutes, Tarr,                                                                
Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carpenter, Eastman, Kurka, McCarty                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Zulkosky                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Spohnholz                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                

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And so CSHB 411(CRA) was adopted.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 9:                                                                                                                 
 Delete "30 days after the effective"                                                                                       
 Insert "90 days before the adoption"                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schrage objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 411(CRA)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  3   NAYS:  36   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Eastman, Kurka, McCarty                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields,                                                                      
Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman,                                                                  
Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McKay, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz,                                                                   
Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder,                                                                     
Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Zulkosky                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 9:                                                                                                                 
    Delete "30 days after the effective"                                                                                    
    Insert "90 days before the adoption"                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, lines 17 - 19:                                                                                                          
    Delete all material and insert:                                                                                             
             "(26)  "economic development" means an expenditure for                                                             

2022-04-27                     House Journal                      Page 2689
    the production of research or a study or the purchase of property                                                           
    or equipment for at least one of the following purposes:                                                                    
                  (A)  increasing the population that resides in a                                                              
         municipality;                                                                                                          
                  (B)  decreasing unemployment in a municipality;                                                               
                  (C)  increasing the number of businesses that operate                                                         
         in a municipality;                                                                                                     
                  (D)  increasing the median wage earned in a                                                                   
         municipality; or                                                                                                       
                  (E)  developing regulations to facilitate increasing the                                                      
         gross domestic product within a municipality."                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck objected and rose to a point of order, citing                                                               
section 182 of Mason's Manual, regarding the dilatory nature of the                                                             
amendment.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that Amendment No. 2 was dilatory and ruled it                                                               
out of order.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman appealed the ruling of the Chair.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the ruling of the Chair be sustained?"  The                                                         
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 411(CRA)                                                                                                                   
Sustain the Ruling of the Chair                                                                                                 
Amendment No. 2/Ruled Out of Order                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  37   NAYS:  2   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields,                                                                      
Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman,                                                                  
Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson,                                                                 
Ortiz, Patkotak, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder,                                                              
Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Eastman, Kurka                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Zulkosky                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                

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And so, Amendment No. 2 was ruled out of order.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
CSHB 411(CRA) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                                               
and placed on final passage.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 411(CRA) will advance to third reading on the April 29                                                                     
calendar.