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LB 968A (2000)

March 22, 2000

March 22, 2000

CLERK: 26 ayes, 1 nay, Mr. President, on the adoption of Senator Crosby is amendment.

SENATOR CUDABACK: The amendment is adopted to LB 352A. We are now open for discussion on advancement to E & R Initial. Seeing no lights on, Senator Crosby, did you wish to close?

SENATOR CROSBY: Waive closing.

SENATOR CUDABACK: Senator Crosby waives closing. The question before the body is, shall LB 352A be advanced to E & R Initial? All in favor vote aye, opposed nay. Have you all voted who care to? Record, please, Mr. Clerk.

CLERK: 26 ayes, 1 nay, Mr. President, on the advancement of LB 352A.

SENATOR CUDABACK: LB 352A does advance to E & R Initial. Mr. Clerk, next agenda item.

CLERK: Mr. President, LB 968A, by Senator Wickersham. (Read title.)

SENATOR CUDABACK: Senator Wickersham, you're recognized to open on LB 968A.

SENATOR WICKERSHAM: Thank you, Mr. President. Members of the body, LB 968A is necessary because part of the provisions of LB 968 call for the transfer of a function from the Department of Revenue to the Division of the Property Tax Administrator's Office. The function that is being transferred is the evaluation of requests for exemptions under ... property tax exemptions under LB 775. The A bill is a little bit odd in terms of an A bill. It is actually revenue neutral. If you look at the fiscal note, you'll see that all we're doing is reducing appropriations in one division and then increasing appropriations in another division and setting salary limits for a particular program. It all works out as additions and subtractions in one division an opposed to another division. So this is a zero sun A bill.

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