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Show February 15, 2006 2006LEGISLATURE this bill, you can almost guarantee that is going to come visit us." — Sen. Ed Mayne, D-West Valley City, on legislation that would move Utah's presidential primary to an earlierdate. 1 OMMITUCE PASSES TAT : Brock Vergakis THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS the state incometax rate at 4.9 percentnarrowly passed the House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Tuesday andis onits way to be debated in the full House. Currently, most Utah residents who are single and earn morethan $4,313 ina year pay a state rate of 7 percent. For couples,the threshold is $8,626 ayear. Thebill by Rep. John Dougall, R-Highland,is backed by Gov. Jon Huntsman andis identical to one being proposed in the Senate — except the Senate version doesn't cut the sales tax on food. Theexistingstate sales tax the bill could move forward. would eliminatethe sales tax Tax Amendments — This bill would impose a 4.9 percent income tax and eliminate the sales taxon food. é Rep..Gordon Snow, R-Roos- || | _is 4.75 percent witha local option of up to 1 percent more. Dougall’s bill proposes letting cities increase their local option to 1.1 percent and counties to —_0.28 percent on everything else —_in exchangeforeliminating the sales tax on food. The Senate favors offering a rebate for low-incomefamilies insteadofeliminating the tax. The Househas already 4 said they had concerns about eliminating so many income tax deductions. The bill 8-7 ae an effort to hold the bill Substitute tate Sponsor: Rep. David materi: Hogue, R-Riverton tently offensive to adult community, as longas it didn’t have“serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value for minors.” spur economic development in his rural district. Several advocates for the poor spokein opposition to the bill because it would require lowincome résidents — those who makeso little they don’t pay federal income tax — pay the 4.9 percent state income tax. Others who voted in the favor of the bill said they want to see changes in it before the House votes on it. “I do believe we need to take a lookat retirement exemptions andrey the poverty floor. I think we're heading down the _right course with this bill. We're not quite there yet,” said Rep. WayneHarper, R-WestJordan. ‘ ate Bill 354 eliminates all tax credits except those for home ores and charitable _cont aE didn'trre ealize how many exemptions wehad until I reviewed the bill. 1 can see why there might be some concerns with a numberof groups that receive these benefits,” said Rep. Craig Frank, R-Pleasant Grove. Frank said he made the motion to give the billa favorable recommendation so debateon Games comets mesvideo Linewith the evi standards in the on food. Dougall’s bill faced op- _evelt, said he the bi position in committee Tuesday _because it takes away tax credbecause several representatives its for retirees and doesn’t help ‘Sponsor: Rep. John | Dougall, R-Highland | | | TAX DOL 1 - passed a different bill that HB #364 , bill that would eliminate the sales tax on food andset a “DAILY. HERALD Games thatuse violence to holdthe plot together,including those based on historic wars, would fall into the exemptions category. Some’membersof the public who spokeagainst the bill in the first hearingreiterated their arguments during Tuesday’s hearing. “This bill is not needed. Moreimportantly,the bill will be challenged as unconstitutional,” said Scott Sabey, representing the Entertainment are Association.“To plugviolence into an obscenity statute won't work.” Margaret Plane,legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union,also argued the ie terial | aaeal Parra Minors — Bill makes it illegal for adults to know. ingly exhibit violent video gamesto minors. bill would be unconstitutional because the Supreme Court has ruled that violenceis a protected form of speech, even for minors. Hogueresponded by saying the legislative legal staff said it was likely thebill would hold _up in court. 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