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SB 1530A, HB 4167, HB 4159 “Cap & Trade”

Posted on March 9, 2020 by BJ

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee for lack of quorum. Requires large polluters to purchase permits for their greenhouse gas emissions with availability of permits declining over time, supposedly leading to a reduction in emissions.

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SB 1504 Spending Greenhouse Gas Emission Taxes

Posted on March 9, 2020 by BJ

VOTE:NO – Died In Committee. Directs DEQ to study potential uses of government revenue from program for placing price on greenhouse gas emissions.

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HJR 203 Approves Real Estate Transfer Taxes

Posted on March 9, 2020 by BJ

VOTE:NO – Died In Committee. Amends the constitution to approve real estate transfer taxes, exempting the first $500K, and will use the revenue to fund “affordable” housing.

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HB 4154 Exempts Agriculture From Gross Receipts Tax

Posted on March 9, 2020 by BJ

VOTE:YES – Died in Committee. Exempts receipts from sales of agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, viticultural or food products from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax.

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HB 3427A Business tax to support State School Fund

Posted on June 6, 2019 by BJ

VOTE: NO – Gov. Brown Signed into Law
A $1.6 billion biannual business sales tax

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SJR 23 Uses kicker to fund schools

Posted on April 29, 2019 by BJ

VOTE:NO  – Died In Committee
Amends Oregon Constitution to send kicker refunds to an education fund instead of being returned to the taxpayers.

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HB 2264 Gives tax exemption for farming equipment

Posted on March 20, 2019 by BJ

VOTE:YES – Died In Committee
Adds farming tools and implements to tax-exempt personal property

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HB 2156 Increases corporate excise tax rates

Posted on March 19, 2019 by BJ

VOTE:NO – Died In Committee
Raises corporate excise tax rates

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HB 3349A Phases out mortgage interest deduction

Posted on March 19, 2019 by BJ

VOTE:NO – Died In Committee
Phases out mortgage interest deductions on principal residence for many Oregonians

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HB 2975A Reduces kicker by shifting funds

Posted on March 17, 2019 by BJ

VOTE:NO – Governor Brown Signed into Law
Reduces kicker by shifting funds

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HB 2184A Tax on communication services

Posted on March 13, 2019 by BJ

VOTE:NO – Died In Committee
Expands a 10-year universal service surcharges on mobile radio services and retail interconnected voice over internet protocol services to universal service surcharge.

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HB 2122 Defines “groceries” for future tax purposes

Posted on March 8, 2019 by BJ

VOTE NO – Died In Committee
Defines “groceries” for future tax purposes.

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SB 767 Repeals “single sales factor” tax exemption

Posted on March 2, 2019 by BJ

VOTE:YES – Died In Committee
Repeals the deal lawmakers agreed to for Nike in 2012 to pay taxes only on sales made in Oregon.

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SB 701 Raises estate tax exclusions

Posted on February 23, 2019 by BJ

VOTE:YES – Died In Committee
Raises estate tax exclusion to $11.4 million for decedents dying on or after January 1, 2019.

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HB 2157 Removes commercial property tax discount

Posted on February 10, 2019 by BJ

VOTE:NO – Died In Committee
Removes the discount for timely payment of taxes on commercial and industrial property.

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SJR 3 Moves kicker to education stability fund

Posted on February 4, 2019 by BJ

VOTE:NO – Died In Committee
Transfers “kicker” refund to education stability fund and refers to voters to make it a Constitutional amendment.

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HB 2643 assesses taxpayers for union fees

Posted on January 17, 2019 by BJ

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Transfers responsibility to pay basic union fees for government workers to the government (taxpayers) for all public employees for collective bargaining and protecting rights of employees.

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HB 4146 Funding of Oregon Reinsurance Program

Posted on February 24, 2018 by BJ

VOTE:YES – Died in Committee –

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HB 2060A Limits Eligibility for Pass-Thru Tax Rate

Posted on June 23, 2017 by BJ

VOTE: NO, Died in Committee – Limits eligibility for the pass-thru entity tax rates to business operating in one of the following seven economic sectors: agriculture, mining, manufacturing, wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, information, or accommodation & food services. Increases the employment requirement for eligibility from one employee to ten employees.

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HB 2061 Changes Personal Income Tax Base

Posted on June 20, 2017 by BJ

VOTE: NO, Died in Committee – Changes personal income tax base from federal taxable income to federal adjusted gross income by eliminating allowance of itemized deductions, taking 33% of IRS standard deduction, and decreasing tax rates. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018.

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HB 3357B Raises County Clerks Fees

Posted on June 16, 2017 by BJ

VOTE: NO, Died in Committee – Increases fee amount collected by county clerks to $40 for certain real property documents, and exempts fees for certain affordable housing programs.

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HB 2830 Increases Corporate Excise Tax

Posted on June 13, 2017 by BJ

VOTE: NO, Died in Committee – Increase corporate excise tax from 6.6% and 7.6% to 7% and 8% January 1, 2017.

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HB 2859 Property Tax Exemptions Sunset

Posted on March 23, 2017 by BJ

VOTE: NO, Died in Committee – Creates or adjusts sunset dates on property tax exemptions to expire sooner starting in 2020, and adds a sunset for the majority of property in Oregon, which if not renewed would cause a mass increase in property taxes without a vote of the legislature.

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HB 2546 Increases Estate Tax Exemption

Posted on March 6, 2017 by BJ

VOTE:YES – Died In Committee – Increases estate tax exemption of who must file to $5.45 million, and provides an automatic adjustment to the taxable estate value using the IRS code 2010(c)(3)’s adjustment for inflation. Applies after January 1, 2018.

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HB 2771 Tax on Property Tax

Posted on March 4, 2017 by BJ

VOTE:NO – Died in Committee – Taxes property tax paid. Raises income taxes on every homeowner gross earning over $50,000/annually, and completely eliminates the ability to deduct property taxes for people who earn $125,000/annually. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018.

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HB 2006 Limits Mortgage Interest Deduction

Posted on March 4, 2017 by BJ

VOTE:NO – Died in Committee – Limits Mortgage Interest Deduction to $15,000 on principal residence for Oregonians with adjusted gross income less than $100,000 and eliminates deduction for incomes that exceed $100,000 and all other residence. Yearly increases in tax revenue goes to the Oregon Housing Fund to expand housing for low income, seniors, disabled, farmworkers and Native Americans.

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HB 2051 Kicker Refund Distribution

Posted on March 3, 2017 by BJ

VOTE:NO – Died in Committee – Modifies refund distribution method for statutory kicker provision to be distributed to taxpayers in equal amounts instead of as percentage of personal income tax liability, which may be a refunded amount if no tax is due.

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SB 564 Limits Debt Service

Posted on February 28, 2017 by BJ

VOTE:YES – Died In Committee – Limits issuing bonds where the debt service does not exceed 5% of the General Fund revenues estimated to be received in the biennium provided in Article IX, section 14, of the Oregon Constitution.

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SJR 3/HJR 1 Changes Property Tax Assessment

Posted on February 20, 2017 by BJ

VOTE:NO – Died in Committee – Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution repealing property tax assessment limitations and requiring assessment on the higher real market value allowing increases every 10 years. Refers to voters.

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SB 168 Extends Tax Credit on Biomass

Posted on February 13, 2017 by BJ

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Extends sunset from 2022 to January 1, 2024 for tax credit for biomass production or collection of all types of biomass reducing long term revenues without the benefit of reporting on its success.

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HB 4146C Increases Lodging Tax

Posted on February 25, 2016 by BJ

VOTE:NO – Passed – Increases state transient lodging tax rate.

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