Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs
May 27, 2025
10:00 AM
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
MINUTES TO BE APPROVED:
May 19, 2025
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
HB145
WILDER
TAX/INCOME TAX
- Increases the maximum amount of the construction code retrofitting deduction and expands the deduction to cover costs associated with "fortified home" standards compliance (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note)
HB188
CHARLES OWEN
TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL-EXEM
- Authorizes a local sales tax exemption for certain adaptive driving equipment and vehicle modifications (EG -$83,000 LF RV See Note)
HB238
MCFARLAND
TAX/INCOME TAX
- Provides relative to tax benefits for adoption of children from foster care and donations to foster care charitable organizations (RE NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
HB416
FARNUM
REVENUE DEPARTMENT
- Prohibits class action lawsuits from being brought against the Dept. of Revenue or the office of debt recovery within the Dept. of Revenue (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB441
CHANCE HENRY
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
- Provides for fees collected by the commissioner of insurance (EG +$5,311,560 SG RV See Note)
HB475
FIRMENT
TAX CREDITS
- Extends the sunset date of the tax credit for retaliatory taxes paid by certain domestic insurers (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
HB477
FREIBERG
TAX CREDITS
- Authorizes university laboratory schools to participate in the student tuition organization tax credit program (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)
HB493
CREWS
TAX EXEMPTIONS
- Provides relative to a property tax exemption for certain private aircraft (RE DECREASE LF RV See Note)
HB520
ILLG
TAX/SALES-USE-EXEMPT
- Establishes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for certain antique motor vehicles and increases the fee for issuance of special license plates for those vehicles (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note)
HB557
BRAUD
TAX/AD VALOREM TAX
- Provides relative to adjudicated tax-delinquent property and the tax lien certificate process (RE NO IMPACT LF RV See Note)
DISCUSSION
Discussion and Public Testimony on Capital Outlay FY26
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
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