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DEL.ICIO.USTABOR resolution set aside for the year?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
UPDATE: This evening, State Sen. Chip Rogers, sponsor of the bill, sent the following message:
“The House Ways & Means Committee was nice enough to schedule a hearing on SR 20. I asked sub-committee Chairman Tom Graves if we could wait until next week. I had too much on my agenda for today and could not appropriately present this important measure to committee members. I appreciate the House for giving me this opportunity to present the resolution and look forward to answering any of their questions.”
ORGINAL POST: We’re told that a House Ways & Means subcommittee has canceled a hearing on S.R. 20 that had been scheduled for this morning.
This is the legislation sponsored by state Sen. Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) to put a constitutional cap on spending. The anti-tax crowd that came to support it is a little miffed that a) the hearing isn’t being held; and b) no one will tell them exactly why.
Two reasons immediately come to mind: a) House GOP leaders want to wrap all tax-reform related bills into next year’s session — except for that property tax rebate agreed to this week; or b) they think the proposed constitutional amendment would tread on the constitutional powers of the House, which are based on control of the budget.
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By Darrell
April 12, 2007 11:46 AM | Link to this
Unofficially, the reason is that Senator Rogers asked for it to be cancelled due to a meeting conflict he had, and he wanted to be there for the hearing.