Introduced
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To not reduce livestock and horse auction or broker and dealer fees on Sept. 30, 2007. The fees were “temporarily” increased in 2006, and under current law will go back down after that date. The bill would make those increases permanent, and also index them to inflation in the future, and index these fees to inflation every three years. The bill would allow the Department of Agriculture to use these fees to pay for its operations. The bill is one of a large package of fee increase bills.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not index the fees to inflation.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 81 to 25 (details)
To not reduce livestock and horse auction or broker and dealer fees on Sept. 30, 2007. The fees were “temporarily” increased in 2006, and under current law will go back down after on Sept. 30, 2007. The bill would extend the higher fees until September 30, 2012. The bill is one of a large package of bills increasing fees on dozens of regulated business and career activities, including House Bills 4840 to 4849, and 4860 to 4864.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the Senate 36 to 2 (details)
To not reduce livestock and horse auction or broker and dealer fees on Sept. 30, 2007. The fees were “temporarily” increased in 2006, and under current law will go back down after on Sept. 30, 2007. The bill would extend the higher fees until September 30, 2012. The bill is one of a large package of bills increasing fees on dozens of regulated business and career activities, including House Bills 4840 to 4849, and 4860 to 4864.
