UPDATE: Turns out the Putney amendment had nothing to do with the sales tax hike. The tax hike itself sailed through (94-6).
For those interested, the six who refused to go along with this were: Clifford Athey, Ben Cline, Mark Cole, Jeff Frederick, Franklin Hall, and Jackson Miller. All were Republicans except Hall.
Consider this an open forum post, for anyone close enough to the HoD to explain what just happened.
According to the House “Mini-Journal,” the Budget Amendment that contained the House version of the sales tax hike (Item 4-13.00) was amended at the request of Approprations Committee Chair Lacey Putney.
It does not say how it was amended. The last time a bad idea went to the House floor and was “amended” (the old HB6055), the tax increases were stripped from the bill. Did it happen again?
If any of you, dear readers, can answer this question – What was Puntey’s floor amendment? - please do so in the comments.
Many thanks.
