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Legislative Action

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Sent to governor

HB183 (Appropriations) Makes an emergency $4.9 million appropriation to the Department of Correction.

HB94 (Revenue and Taxation) Extends administration and enforcement provisions of the income tax to the kilowatt hour tax.

HB109 (Revenue and Taxation) Brings state capital gains tax law into line with federal law.

HB110 (Revenue and Taxation) Brings state income tax laws into line with federal income tax laws.

HB111 (Revenue and Taxation) Allows income tax deduction of certain payments to beneficiaries of Federal Railroad Retirement or Social Security acts.

HB112 (Revenue and Taxation) Allows multinational corporations to exclude some passive overseas investment company income from income tax as dividends.

HB117 (Revenue and Taxation) Imposes a penalty on employers who fail to register when they must withhold income taxes.

HB82 (Judiciary, Rules and Administration) Eliminates drunkenness as a defense in criminal cases.

HB83 (Judiciary, Rules and Administration) Allows the state to appeal orders affecting juveniles.

HB29 (Simpson) Allows publication of tentative county budgets in two or more classifications.

HB71 (Simpson) Allows deputy court clerks to be paid from the district court fund.

HB120 (Revenue and Taxation) Makes technical changes in the sales tax law.

HB121 (Appropriations) Cuts the current state budget except for public school aid by 2.5 percent.

HB48 (Simpson) Allows engineers and surveyors to use electronic disclaimers on certain documents.

HB58 (Simpson) Permits extended registration for trailers and semitrailers in a combination of vehicles.

HB113 (State Affairs) Reorganizes exceptions to the public records law.

HB6 (Simpson) Authorizes $100,000 for a special study on electric deregulation.

HB15 (Simpson) Makes an emergency $300,000 appropriation to the Department of Labor.

HB126 (Revenue and Taxation) Allows extensions on tax payments for individuals in disaster areas.

HB49 (Simpson) Doubles the amount of fuel tax revenue to $100,000 for annual deposit in the local bridge inspection fund.

Killed by Senate

SCR105 (Finance) Creates a special legislative committee to assess the criminal justice system.

Killed by House

HB285 (Transportation and Defense) Amends and repeals parts of the “ton-mile” tax on trucks.

Introduced in House

HB375 (Appropriations) Appropriates $38.1 million to Division of Environmental Quality for 1998 operations.

HB376 (Appropriations) Appropriates $424.7 million to Department of Health and Welfare for 1998 operations.

HB377 (Appropriations) Appropriates $21.5 million to Department of Revenue and Taxation for 1998 operations.

Introduced in Senate

SB1255 (Finance) Allocates $16.4 million for 1998 operations of the Department of Water Resources.

SB1256 (Finance) Allocates $9.8 million for 1998 operations of the Catastrophic Health Care Cost Fund.

SB1257 (Finance) Allocates $37.7 million for 1998 operations of the Health and Welfare Department’s support services, Veterans Services and independent commissions.

SB1258 (Finance) Allocates $40 million for 1998 operations of the Health and Welfare Department’s public health services.

SB1258 (Finance) Allocates $110.6 million for 1998 operations of the Health and Welfare Department’s welfare programs.

SB1259 (Finance) Allocates $109.1 million for 1998 operations of the Health and Welfare Department’s family and community services.