Record of Committee Proceedings

Joint Committee on Finance

Assembly Bill 344

Relating to: telephone company tax exemption for property used to provide broadband service.

By Representatives Quinn, Ballweg, Edming, Kitchens, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Snyder, Spiros, Stafsholt, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Zimmerman, Dittrich, Horlacher, James, Katsma, Murphy, Novak and Sortwell; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Testin, Bernier, Feyen and Petrowski.

October 29, 2019        Referred to Joint Committee on Finance

October 31, 2019        Executive Session Held

Present:       (12)      Senator Darling; Representative Nygren; Senators Tiffany, Marklein, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Katsma, C. Taylor and Goyke.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (4)        Senators Olsen and Stroebel; Representatives Rohrkaste and Zimmerman.

Moved by Senator Darling, seconded by Representative Nygren that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (8)     Senator Darling; Representative Nygren; Senators Tiffany, Marklein and LeMahieu; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born and Katsma.

Noes:     (4)     Senators Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives C. Taylor and Goyke.

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 4

Moved by Senator Darling, seconded by Representative Nygren that Assembly Bill 344 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes:     (8)     Senator Darling; Representative Nygren; Senators Tiffany, Marklein and LeMahieu; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born and Katsma.

Noes:     (4)     Senators Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives C. Taylor and Goyke.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 4

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Joe Malkasian

Committee Clerk