Ayes: 5 - Senators Cowles, Tomczyk, Wimberger, Wirch and Agard.
Noes: 0 - None.
ROBERT COWLES
Chairperson
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The joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 281
Relating to: exempting from taxation the pension benefits of certain federal employees.
Ayes: 5 – Senator Testin; Senator Hesselbein; Representative Goyke; Secretary Barca; Public Member Keenan.
Noes: 3 – Representative August; Senator Marklein; Representative Swearingen.
Senate Bill 351
Relating to: creating a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of certain memberships to a real estate broker.
Ayes: 8 – Senator Testin; Representative August; Senators Marklein and Hesselbein; Representatives Swearingen and Goyke; Secretary Barca; Public Member Keenan.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 616
Relating to: a sales tax exemption for road-building equipment; increasing the income tax withholding threshold for nonresidents; modifying the certification requirement for a qualified opportunity fund; prohibiting certain lottery games; and extending the capital gains exclusion to family members who inherit certain farms organized as a partnership or limited liability company.
Ayes: 8 – Senator Testin; Representative August; Senators Marklein and Hesselbein; Representatives Swearingen and Goyke; Secretary Barca; Public Member Keenan.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 978
Relating to: increasing and expanding the retirement income subtraction.
Ayes: 4 – Senator Testin; Representative August; Senator Marklein; Representative Swearingen.
Noes: 4 – Senator Hesselbein; Representative Goyke; Secretary Barca; Public Member Kennan.
Provisions are not good public policy.
Ayes: 3 – Representative Goyke; Secretary Barca; Public Member Keenan.
Noes: 4 – Senator Testin; Representative August; Senator Marklein; Representative Swearingen.
PATRICK TESTIN
Senate Chairperson
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The committee on Transportation and Local Government reported and recommended:
VRUWINK, DON, of Milton, as the Commissioner of Railroads, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2029.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 230
Relating to: recreational vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and dealers, the definition of recreational vehicles, and providing a penalty.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 153
Relating to: ratification of the Driver License Compact.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 413
Relating to: highway setback areas and the Department of Transportation's authority to approve subdivision plats.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 612
Relating to: seasonally maintained highways.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles and Hutton.
Noes: 2 - Senators Carpenter and Pfaff.
Senate Bill 688
Relating to: local government competitive bidding thresholds and requiring school districts to utilize competitive bidding.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles and Hutton.
Noes: 2 - Senators Carpenter and Pfaff.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles and Hutton.
Noes: 2 - Senators Carpenter and Pfaff.
Senate Bill 740
Relating to: personalized registration plate fees for gold star family special registration plates.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 753
Relating to: supervision of local bridge projects funded under certain local bridge maintenance programs.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 768
Relating to: prohibiting certain rules related to dispensing liquefied petroleum gases for vehicle fuel purposes.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles and Hutton.
Noes: 2 - Senators Carpenter and Pfaff.
Senate Bill 840
Relating to: traffic control signal priority devices for snow removal vehicles.
