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Summary
SB 172 purpose: To increase consumer protection by expanding regulation of individuals who prepare individual income tax returns to include those who prepare corporate tax returns, partnership tax returns, S corporation tax returns and trust or estate tax returns. Here is the history of the activity on the bill this session. The (S) indicates the Oregon Senate, the (H) indicates the Oregon House.
01/28 (S)
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Public Hearing held.
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02/11 (S)
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Work Session held.
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02/12 (S)
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Recommendation: Do pass.
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02/12 (S)
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Second reading.
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02/16 (S)
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Third reading. Carried by Metsger. Passed. Ayes, 26; nays, 4--Atkinson, Boquist, Kruse, Whitsett.
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02/17 (H)
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First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
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02/24 (H)
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Referred to Business and Labor.
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05/06 (H)
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Public Hearing held.
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I attended the public hearing on 5/06/09 before the Business and Labor committee. Usually, when a bill has passed through one chamber of the legislature with an overwhelming vote in favor, as happened in this case, one can normally expect a rubber stamp by the other chamber. But in this case one legislator had a number of questions and it was evident that he was not in favor of the bill. This led to questions by other members of the committee. The bill quickly went from an almost certainty to pass to dismal possibility for passing. The members of the committee were very interested in looking at the Report to the Committee on Finance, US Senate, by the United States Government Accountability Office. Copies of the GAO Report to the Committee on Finance, US Senate were provided to all members of the committee.
It appears that this bill is now dead. It has not been scheduled for another public hearing or work session. But I will continue to answer questions and see where this goes.
Ron Wagner
Executive Director
Oregon State Board of Tax Practitioners
(503) 378-4733
ron.a.wagner@state.or.us
Link to Senate Bill 172
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