Palmer Attempts to Kill Tax Reform
Sen. Palmer today attempted to amend SB 1 in committee and on the floor of the Senate. The amendment has three parts. The first would add three members of the House and three members of the Senate to the task force. This would answer our earlier concern about the task force and and Sen. Leeper seemed agreeable to this part of the proposal.
But the other provisions are killers. Sen. Palmer would put the government in charge by appointing the Commissioner of Revenue as the Chair. It would also take the teeth out of the proposal, by removing provisions allowing the task force's recommendations to be considered by the General Assembly.
Humorously, Palmer stated that he needed to add the six legislators so that the tax issue wasn't left only in the hands of professionals.
Next, Sen. Blevins attempted to add children's advocates to the tax-experts on the task force, because he said the commission doesn't have a heart.
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SB 1 passed the Senate 25-13. Democratic Sens. Jones and Neal supported the measure.
