Legislature(2023 - 2024)BARNES 124
04/18/2024 08:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| SB161 | |
| HB134 | |
| HB30 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | SB 161 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 134 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 30 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
HB 134-PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX; MUNI TELECOMM TAX
8:23:34 AM
CHAIR MCCORMICK announced that the next order of business would
be HOUSE BILL NO. 134, "An Act prohibiting municipalities from
levying a tax on the transfer of real property; prohibiting the
state from levying a tax on the transfer of real property; and
relating to municipal taxation of mobile telecommunications
services."
8:23:55 AM
REPRESENTATIVE JULIE COULOMBE, Alaska State Legislature, as
prime sponsor, presented HB 134. She said that HB 134 would
prohibit municipalities and state government from imposing tax
transfers on the buying or selling of a home. She said tax
rates have been increasing across the country in the past few
years, which has led to higher transfer taxes having a ripple
effect on home ownership in Alaska.
8:25:20 AM
CHAIR MCCORMICK moved to adopt the proposed committee substitute
(CS) for HB 134, Version 33-LS0618\S, Dunmire, 4/16/24, as the
working document. There being no objection, Version S was before
the committee.
8:26:01 AM
CHAIR MCCORMICK announced that HB 134 was held over.