04/08/2022 01:00 PM House FINANCE

SENATE BILL NO. 168                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act  relating to program receipts;  and relating to                                                                    
     the acceptance of gifts, donations,  and grants for the                                                                    
     purpose  of  providing  signage for  assets  under  the                                                                    
     control of the Department  of Transportation and Public                                                                    
     Facilities."                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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Co-Chair  Merrick noted  that the  committee had  previously                                                                    
heard the  bill on April  4, 2022,  and she had  received no                                                                    
amendments.  She  asked  if  the  sponsor  had  any  opening                                                                    
comments.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  ROBERT MYERS,  SPONSOR, thanked  the committee  for                                                                    
hearing the bill.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson asked if the  signage had to be paid                                                                    
for before a  naming bill was passed.  Senator Myers replied                                                                    
in the  negative. He  elaborated that  when the  naming bill                                                                    
was drafted it would state  whether signage would be paid by                                                                    
the general fund (GF) or by a third party.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Wool asked if an  effect of the bill would be                                                                    
that a  signing bill  without associated non-GF  funding may                                                                    
have a harder  time passing and it would  become an expected                                                                    
prerequisite  for  a naming  bill.  He  understood that  the                                                                    
funding was  generated after  a naming  bill passed  and not                                                                    
concurrently. Senator Myers stated  his understanding of the                                                                    
question. He deemed that it  would depend on how the sponsor                                                                    
presented the bill. He thought  there were risks both either                                                                    
approaches  and could  see a  scenario  where the  donations                                                                    
fell short.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
1:08:16 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Foster MOVED  to REPORT  SB 168  out of  committee                                                                    
with individual recommendations  and the accompanying fiscal                                                                    
note. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SB 168  was REPORTED out  of committee with eight  "do pass"                                                                    
recommendations and two  "no recommendation" recommendations                                                                    
and  with one  previously  published zero  fiscal note:  FN1                                                                    
(DOT).                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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RECONVENED