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Posted: Apr 06, 2018 5:42 PMUpdated: Apr 06, 2018 5:43 PM
State Senate Passes More Revenue Bills
The Oklahoma Senate finished business on Friday with three votes related to the Oklahoma Teacher Walkout.
Just before noon, the Senate passed HB1019, the Amazon Reseller Sales Tax which is expected to generate $20 million per year in extra revenue. Bartlesville’s Julie Daniels voted in favor of this bill along with JJ Dossett of Owasso and Eddie Fields of Osage County.
After lunch, the Senate Debated HB 3375 relating to legalizing “Ball and Dice” expanded gambling at Oklahoma Tribal Casinos. Fees from Ball and Dice are estimated to be $24 million and passed the Senate 29-16, with Daniels voting against the bill and Dossett and Fields voted for the measure.
Last, the Senate voted on repealing the HB1010 Hotel Motel Tax as agreed to last week. Overwhelmingly, the Senate voted to repeal the sections of HB1010 relating to the Hotel Motel Tax. That would have generated an estimated extra revenue of $47 million. Daniels and Fields voted for the repeal while Dossett voted against.
Governor Mary Fallin will have an opportunity to veto that bill.
In response, the Bartlesville School Board held an emergency meeting this afternoon and announced it would not have enough teachers available to have school on Monday.
Oklahoma Education Association President Alecia Priest said the walkout will continue into next week unless Governor Fallin vetoes the Senate’ s repeal of the Hotel Motel Tax and the legislature ends the capital gains exemptions - that would generate an estimated additional revenue of $120 million.
Locally, Bartlesville, Caney Valley and Pawhuska have already canceled classes for Monday.
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