Legislative Update Week 9
Sen. Doll resigns from Republican Party to become independent running mate to Greg Orman in gubernatorial campaign.
Sen. John Doll this week resigned from the Republican Party to run for Lt. Governor with Greg Orman, the independent candidate for Governor. Sen. Doll will continue to serve as senator, but has given up his committee assignments for the remainder of the session, as a change of party affiliation removes an individual from all committees under the Senate rules.
Sen. Alley will take Doll’s place as Vice Chair of the Education Committee, and Sen. Goddard will take over for Doll as Vice Chair of the Transportation Committee. Senate President Wagle will take the open memberships on the Ways and Means and Ethics/Elections/Local Government Committees.
Bills of Interest
HB 2506
, which deals with the rehabilitation of abandoned property, has been scheduled for hearings in the Senate Ethics/Elections/Local Government Committee on Tuesday, March 13 and Wednesday, March 14 at 9:30 a.m. Listen in live
here
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HB 2753
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mandates periodic legislative reviews of certain tax credits, including the historic tax credit. The first report on the historic tax credit would be scheduled for 2020, and the bill then stipulates that it would need to be reassessed not more than four years after its last review. HB 2753 was amended in the House Tax Committee to specify which state agency websites should publish the final reports on the legislature’s findings. The committee then passed the bill out as amended to go the House floor.
SB 421
deals with professional licensing requirements, specifically with applications from those with certain kinds of criminal records.
