HOUSE BILL NO. 88 "An Act relating to remittance of tire fees; and providing for an effective date." 3:03:40 PM Co-Chair Neuman MOVED to ADOPT the proposed committee substitute for HB 88, Work Draft 29-GH1044\W (Nauman, 4/6/15). There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. JANE PIERSON, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE STEVE THOMPSON, explained the changes in the Committee Substitute (CS). The first change appeared on page 1, lines 7 through 9 with the addition of the following language: The department may only, on a form required under this subsection, require a seller to provide information on tires subject to the tax under this section. Ms. Pierson elaborated that the change had originated from Co-Chair Neuman based on a lengthy form he had previously shown the committee. The second change appeared on page 1, line 14 where the language "not to exceed $900 a quarter" had been changed to "not to exceed $600 a quarter..." Vice-Chair Saddler asked for verification that the department may only require a seller to provide information on tires subject to the tax. He asked for confirmation that the purpose of the language was to limit the information submitted to the department. Ms. Pierson replied in the affirmative. Co-Chair Thompson noted that Representative Kawasaki had joined the meeting. He remarked that department staff were available for questions. Representative Kawasaki referred to the quarterly return ["Alaska Tire Fees Quarterly Return" form (copy on file)]. He thought some of the questions on the form were unnecessary and wondered who had developed the forms. ANNA KIM, TAX DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, deferred the question to her colleague. Co-Chair Neuman interjected that he had gone over the form with the Department of Revenue (DOR). He detailed that the department did not need to know about tractor or ATV tires. The requirements had been slimmed down to the number of passenger vehicles and studded tires the business had and how many it had sold. He explained that the fee had been reduced because the requirements had been slimmed down significantly. Co-Chair Thompson noted the form was much shorter. Representative Kawasaki believed that sometimes forms were more complex than necessary. He would not be opposed to similar language for all forms requested by the government. Co-Chair Thompson clarified the question. He remarked that the form had been simplified significantly. BRANDON S. SPANOS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, TAX DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, affirmed that the form had been simplified. He detailed that the department had removed page 2 related to inventory. Additionally, clarification had been added to line 1 to indicate that the question was related to tires subject to the fee the department was asking about. Other clarifying changes had been made to the form instructions. He noted that the forms would be published as soon as possible. Representative Gattis communicated that tire dealers in Mat-Su had been working with the department to improve the form. She had confidence that the changes would be beneficial. Co-Chair Thompson remarked that Representative Guttenberg had joined the meeting. Co-Chair Thompson OPENED and CLOSED public testimony. Co-Chair Neuman MOVED to REPORT CSHB 88(FIN) out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal note. Representative Gara facetiously OBJECTED for discussion. He joked that he had not made any comments about the bill. He WITHDREW his OBJECTION. There being NO further OBJECTION, CSHB 88(FIN) was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass" recommendation and with one new fiscal impact note from the Department of Revenue. 3:10:59 PM AT EASE 3:13:59 PM RECONVENED