H.B. No. 0272

Coal beneficiation facilities-tax exemptions.

 

Sponsored By:                    Representative(s) Edwards and Lockhart and Senator(s) Anderson, J.

 

AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; creating a sales and use tax exemption for new coal gasification or coal liquefaction facilities as specified; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/19/2005               Bill Number Assigned

1/20/2005               H Received for Introduction

1/25/2005               H Introduced and Referred to H03

1/31/2005               H03 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bucholz, Gay, Gilmore, Harshman, Hastert, Miller, Pedersen and Walsh

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/31/2005               H Placed on General File

 

HB0272HS001/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 12                          Delete "January 1, 2006" insert "July 1, 2005".  ANDERSON, R., CHAIRMAN

 

HB0272HW001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3                            After "specified;" insert "providing for annual reports;".

Page 3-After line 10                 Insert:

"Section 2.

(a)  The Wyoming business council and the department of revenue shall jointly report on or before December 1 of each year the exemption provided by this act is in effect to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee and the joint revenue interim committee.  The report shall evaluate the cumulative effects of the exemption from initiation of the exemption and shall include:

(i)  A history of employment in the coal gasification and coal liquefaction industry in terms of numbers of employees, full-time and part-time employees, and rate of turnover;

(ii)  A history of wages and benefits disaggregated by gender for each job category; and

(iii)  A comprehensive history of taxes paid to the state of Wyoming by companies in the coal gasification and coal liquefaction industry.".

Page 3-line 12                          Delete "2" insert "3".  HASTERT

 

2/3/2005 H Passed CoW

2/4/2005 H Passed 2nd Reading

2/7/2005 H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jackson, Jones, Landon, Latta, Lockhart, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Nays:  Representative(s) Esquibel, Reese and Robinson.

Excused:  Representative(s) Jorgensen

Ayes 56    Nays 3    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/8/2005 S Received for Introduction

2/14/2005               S Introduced and Referred to S03

2/17/2005               S03 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Aullman, Hawks and Peck

Nays:  Senator(s) Mockler

Excused:  Senator(s) Cooper

Ayes 3    Nays 1    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/17/2005               S Placed on General File; Did Not Consider in CoW