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MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE REVENUE AND TAXATION

STANDING COMMITTEE

Room W135 - West Office Building, State Capitol Complex


                     January 16, 2007

MEMBERS PRESENT:     Rep. John Dougall, Chair
                Rep. Craig A. Frank, Vice Chair
                Rep. Roger Barrus                
                Rep. Tim M. Cosgrove
                 Rep. Wayne A. Harper                      
                 Rep. Gregory H. Hughes
                Rep. Christine Johnson
                Rep. Bradley G. Last                 
                Rep. Roz McGee
                 Rep. Carol Spackman Moss                           
                 Rep. Merlynn T. Newbold
                 Rep. Aaron Tilton
                Rep. Carl Wimmer
                                 
MEMBERS ABSENT:     Rep. Ron Bigelow
                 Rep. Gordon E. Snow
                

STAFF:            Bryant Howe, Assistant Director
                Rosemary Young, Secretary
                    
Note:    A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Chair Dougall called the meeting to order at 9:04 am.

H.B. 42    Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Authorized Carriers (Rep. W. Harper)

Rep. Harper introduced H.B. 42 and explained it to the committee. Commissioner Bruce Johnson of the Utah Tax Commission spoke to the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Newbold moved to transmit the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Hughes absent for the vote.

H.B. 37    Cigarette and Tobacco Tax and Licensing Amendments (Rep. C. Frank)

MOTION:    Rep. Frank moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 6, Lines 167 through 168 :    

             167          (5) A consumer shall maintain records necessary to determine the amount of tax

the
             168      consumer is liable to pay under this part for a period of three years following the

{  purchase   }       date the return required by this part was filed       .



2.    Page 7, Lines 203 through 204 :    

             203          (c) A consumer shall maintain records necessary to determine the amount of tax the
             204      consumer is liable to pay under this part for a period of three years following the
{  purchase   }       date the return required by this part was filed       .


The motion to amend passed unanimously with Rep. Hughes absent for the vote.

Rep. Frank introduced H.B. 37 as amended and explained it to the committee. Commissioner Bruce Johnson of the Utah Tax Commission spoke to the bill. Jim Olsen, representing both the Retail Merchants Association and the Utah Food Industry Association , spoke in favor of the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Harper moved to transmit the amended bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 98    County Option Sales and Use Tax for Highways, Fixed Guideways, or Systems of Public Transit Amendments (Rep. C. Frank)

H.B. 98 was not considered in this meeting.

MOTION:    Rep. Wimmer moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

The Chair adjourned the meeting at 9:33 a.m.






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                            Rep. John Dougall, Chair