Gov’s tax credit bill barely squeaks through Senate committee
Legislation co-sponsored by the governor, the House majority leader and the Senate tax chairman barely squeaked through the Senate Local Government & Taxation Committee this afternoon on a 5-4 vote. The bill, HB 630, presented to the panel by Jason Kreizenbeck, Gov. Butch Otter's chief of staff, temporarily expands a tax credit for donations to schools, libraries, Idaho Public Television and several other state agencies facing big budget cuts. It earlier passed the House on a unanimous, 69-0 vote, but Senate committee members expressed concerns about expanding tax breaks. The bill now moves to the full Senate.
