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HCR045.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
PROPERTY TAX - STUDY - Stating findings of the Legislature and authorizing
the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a
study of property tax revenue and expenditure issues.
02/18 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/19 Rpt prt - to Rev/Tax
03/11 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/12 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/13 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 67-0-3
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Block, Bock,
Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew,
Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood,
Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Lake, LeFavour,
Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle,
Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ringo,
Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(02),
Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass,
Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27),
Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bilbao, Black, Labrador
Floor Sponsor - Clark
Title apvd - To Senate
03/13 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/24 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/27 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 33-2-0
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon(Gannon), Geddes,
Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
Little, Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- Corder, Siddoway
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Keough
Title apvd - to House
03/28 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/31 Pres signed
04/01 To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 45 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO 3 APPOINT AN INTERIM COMMITTEE TO UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE A STUDY OF PROPERTY 4 TAXES AND PROPERTY TAX REVENUE EXPENDITURES. 5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 WHEREAS, rising property taxes are a major concern to residential property 7 owners; and 8 WHEREAS, it is apparent that short-term or emergency reactions to rising 9 property taxes result in ill-considered, piecemeal and counterproductive mea- 10 sures; and 11 WHEREAS, the Idaho Legislature has had many measures introduced over the 12 past several years regarding the property tax in an effort to provide relief 13 to payers of the property tax; and 14 WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Legislature that a property tax structure 15 should encourage economic development, not hinder it; and 16 WHEREAS, it is reasonable to review expenditures of property tax revenue 17 in order to consider property tax relief for the citizens of this state; and 18 WHEREAS, a large measure of the operational cost burden of this state's 19 criminal justice, juvenile justice and court systems is borne by property tax 20 revenues, including costs associated with these systems' personnel, operations 21 and facilities; and 22 WHEREAS, in order to provide property tax relief, it may be appropriate to 23 find an alternative funding mechanism for this state's criminal justice, juve- 24 nile justice and court systems; and 25 WHEREAS, it is the goal of the Legislature to provide reasonable property 26 tax relief to the citizens of this state. 27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 28 sion of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and 29 the Senate concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is authorized to 30 appoint a fourteen member committee to undertake and complete a study of the 31 state's property tax system, including expenditures of property tax revenues, 32 with a goal of determining if such expenditures are reasonably borne by the 33 state's property tax or if such expenditures might more reasonably be borne by 34 other revenue sources. The principal goal of the committee shall be to make 35 recommendations that provide Idahoans with property tax relief, encourage eco- 36 nomic development, meet the needs of local units of government and further the 37 improved administration of the state's criminal justice, juvenile justice and 38 court systems. The Legislative Council shall determine the membership from 39 each house appointed to the committee and shall authorize the committee to 40 receive input, advice and assistance from interested and affected parties who 41 are not members of the Legislature. 42 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nonlegislative members of the committee may be 43 appointed by the cochairs of the committee who are appointed by the Legisla- 44 tive Council. Nonlegislative members of the advisory committee shall not be 2 1 reimbursed from legislative funds for per diem, mileage or other expenses and 2 shall not have voting privileges regarding the committee's recommendations or 3 proposed legislation. 4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall report its findings, rec- 5 ommendations and proposed legislation to the First Regular Session of the 6 Sixtieth Idaho Legislature.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17858
This resolution authorizes the Legislative Council to establish
an interim committee to study Idaho's property tax system,
including the expenditure of property tax revenues, to determine
if such expenditures might more reasonably be covered from other
revenue sources, and to make recommendations to provide property
tax relief while encouraging economic development, meeting the
needs of local governments, and furthering the improved
administration of Idaho's criminal justice, juvenile justice and
court systems.
FISCAL NOTE
Any necessary legislator travel and per diem expense would be
paid from the existing legislative appropriation to the Senate
and House of Representatives. Funding for staff support and
expenses would be provided from the existing appropriation to the
Legislative Council for the Legislative Services Office.
Contact
Name: Representative Moyle
Phone: 332-1000
Representative Jim Clark
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 45