Week 3 at the Legislature

The 66th Legislature Senate Tax Committee saw 10 Senate bills coming forth this week and no House bills have crossed yet in any of my committees.

We did review a controversial bill, SB 96, that would put vapes — e-cigarettes — in the category with cigarettes. The bill as presented did not accomplish the intent of the sponsor so it ended up being tabled. A workforce housing tax credit bill, which would give a tax credit to investors of affordable housing units, has also been put forward. It seems everyone would like to revise tax laws this session. It was explained to me: the only good tax is o...