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Legislative Log

Associated Press

Legislative action complete

HCR3 (Judiciary, Rules and Administration) Provides contract for offset printing of House and Senate bills.

HCR4 (Judiciary, Rules and Administration) Provides for printing House and Senate legislative journals.

Introduced in Senate

SB1038 (Finance) Reduces current appropriation to state Department of Health and Welfare for various programs.

SB1039 (Finance) Adds $110,600 to current appropriation of state Racing Commission.

SB1040 (Finance) Reduces appropriation to state Department of Lands in current budget.

SB1041 (Finance) Appropriates an additional $806,500 to state Department of Parks and Recreation in current budget.

SB1042 (Finance) Appropriates an additional $35,000 to state Department of Fish and Game in current budget.

Introduced in House

HB121 (Revenue and Taxation) Changes definitions relating to homeowners’ property tax exemption.

HB122 (Appropriations) Appropriates $11.9 million in current budget for Catastrophic Health Care Cost Fund.

HB123 (Appropriations) Appropriates $7.4 million to state Department of Lands for Resource Conservation Fund and firesuppression costs.

HB124 (Appropriations) Appropriates $1.2 million in current budget to state controller for data-processing services.

HB125 (Appropriations) Appropriates an extra $38,200 in current budget to state Department of Water Resources for professional services.

HB126 (Appropriations) Appropriates an extra $105,800 in current budget to state Department of Parks and Recreation.

HB127 (Revenue and Taxation) Changes maximum levy for property tax purposes from mills to a percentage of market value.

HB128 (Revenue and Taxation) Makes changes in Truth in Taxation Law and includes pest control and other taxing districts.

HB129 (Revenue and Taxation) Removes obsolete references to the former Office of the Tax Collector.

HB130 (Revenue and Taxation) Removes statute of limitations on certain sales tax collections.

HB131 (Revenue and Taxation) Clarifies taxation of individuals residing outside Idaho.

HB132 (Revenue and Taxation) Makes technical changes in definitions of gross and taxable income under state income-tax laws.

HB133 (Revenue and Taxation) Provides that local voters may impose limitations on the property tax portion of budgets through a vote by a majority of the voters.