Record of Committee Proceedings

Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions

Assembly Bill 553

Relating to: the sales tax exemption for occasional sales by nonprofit organizations.

By Representatives Born, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Hintz, Horlacher, Jacque, Kulp, A. Ott, Petryk, Rohrkaste and Tittl; cosponsored by Senator Gudex.

January 22, 2016         Referred to Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions

January 27, 2016         Executive Session Held

Present:       (9)        Senator LeMahieu; Representative August; Senators Tiffany and Carpenter; Representatives Swearingen and Hesselbein; Public Member Shaul; Secretary Chandler; Public Member Connell.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Representative August, seconded by Senator LeMahieu that the Committee issue its report on AB 553 with the following public policy statement:  The Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions finds that there is appropriate public policy on the tax exemptions in AB 553.

Ayes:     (9)     Senator LeMahieu; Representative August; Senators Tiffany and Carpenter; Representatives Swearingen and Hesselbein; Public Member Shaul; Secretary Chandler; Public Member Connell.

Noes:     (0)     None.

MOTION THAT THE COMMITTEE ISSUE ITS REPORT ON AB 553 WITH THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC POLICY STATEMENT:  THE JOINT SURVEY COMMITTEE ON TAX EXEMPTIONS FINDS THAT THERE IS APPROPRIATE PUBLIC POLICY ON THE TAX EXEMPTIONS IN AB 553, ADOPTED, Ayes 9, Noes 0

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Luke Bacher

Committee Clerk