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House Speaker Roger Hanshaw looks on as every member of the House of Delegates votes against the Senate version of HB 3300. (Photo Courtesy/WV Legislative Photography)
CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice vowed to keep fighting for a compromise personal income tax plan between himself and the West Virginia Senate, while the House of Delegates opted to table the plan.
The House unanimously voted against a motion to concur with the Senate’s changes to House Bill 3300, the personal income tax compromise bill developed by the Governor and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Eric Tarr, R-Putnam.
The vote came after Justice held a briefing earlier Friday accusing the House of not moving on the bill. Leadership said they were still interested in working on a personal income tax phase-out, but Friday’s vote was to send a clear message.
Updated Friday, April 9, 2021 at 5:05 p.m.
The West Virginia House of Delegates swiftly and overwhelmingly killed a proposal that would have reduced personal income taxes but called for hikes on other revenue streams.
The House took action to reject the bill after Gov. Jim Justice expressed his disappointment over the lower chamber’s inaction on the issue that failed to garner legislative consensus.
After holding out on receiving the message on the measure’s Wednesday passage in the Senate, the House voted Friday afternoon to unanimously reject House Bill 3300. Republican leaders took up the bill that had passed the Senate late Wednesday.
CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice has signed the bill creating an intermediate appellate court for West Virginia, and other legal reform legislation is expected to soon become law.
Justice signed Senate Bill 275 on April 8. The idea for an intermediate court of appeals has been discussed for more than 10 years. The state Senate has passed similar legislation several times in recent years, but the House of Delegates never was on board until this session. Justice had pushed for the bill during his annual State of the State address.
“Today, West Virginia joined the more than 40 states and jurisdictions that have an intermediate court of appeals,” state Supreme Court Chief Justice Evan Jenkins said in a statement. “The West Virginia Supreme Court is prepared and committed to taking the steps necessary to ensure the new court operates in a way that ensures the public’s trust and confidence. That is what our citizens deserve and the constitution requires.”
sadams@newsandsentinel.com
CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice vowed to keep fighting for a compromise personal income tax plan between himself and the West Virginia Senate, while the House of Delegates opted to table the plan.
The House unanimously voted against a motion to concur with the Senate’s changes to House Bill 3300, the personal income tax compromise bill developed by the Governor and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Eric Tarr, R-Putnam.
The vote came after Justice held a briefing earlier Friday accusing the House of not moving on the bill. Leadership said they were still interested in working on a personal income tax phase-out, but Friday’s vote was to send a clear message.
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Gov. Jim Justice and legislative leaders discuss how to move a personal income tax cut plan forward.
CHARLESTON Despite presenting an update personal income tax cut plan, Gov. Jim Justice and legislative leaders ended a summit meeting Monday with little hope of a compromise with the House of Delegates or state Senate before the end of the session Saturday.
Justice held a summit Monday afternoon with majority and minority leadership of the House of Delegates and state Senate at the Culture Center in Charleston trying to bridge disagreements between Justice’s personal income tax cut plan and the two plans pushed by both chambers over the last few weeks.