Wednesday, February 29th, is “crossover day”, when all bills must be passed by their house of origin if they are to remain active and leading to full legislative approval.
SB 579, the “Special Reclamation Tax” bill was approved by the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday and will be on second reading in the Senate on Friday. The House counterpart bill, HB 4519, was reported out of House Judiciary on Wednesday and is in House Finance as a second reference.
SB 429, will expand the definition of Class A vehicles to include larger pickup type trucks registered at more than 8,000 pounds but no more than 10,000 pounds. This change would allow these vehicles to display special license plates, like the Friends of Coal plate, and allow sheriffs to renew these registrations in their offices. It has passed the Senate and is pending in the House Judiciary Committee.