| January 11, 2005
Rental Housing Support Program
AND School Breakfasts UPDATES
HB 626, The Rental
Housing Support Program, passed the Senate
yesterday, with a vote of 33-22-1. A few amendments
were made to the bill since November, including returning
the surcharge fee on recorded documents to $10 (instead
of $11), exempting public utilities from the surcharge,
and putting a cap on administrative costs. The bill
must now go back to the House for concurrence with
HB 626, since the House passed a different version
of the program in November. However, the Speaker's
office has indicated that the Speaker will not call
the bill for a vote. Therefore, we will need to continue
our efforts during the new legislative session (which
begins tomorrow).
Also, HB 756, is the
most recent bill regarding School Breakfasts.
This bill passed the Senate yesterday with a vote
of 33-23, and contained an amendment that would allow
school districts to opt out of the mandate under certain
circumstances. Again, this bill must go back to the
House for concurrence.
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