It took a lifetime for some House members to change their vote.
After state Rep. Matt Dollar's bill to provide a tax exemption for royalties paid to music artists failed to gain enough votes Friday afternoon, the Marietta Republican requested it be sent back to the Rules Committee.
While representatives were in recess during Crossover Day, the last day for bills to move from one chamber to the other and still have a clear path to becoming law this session, Dollar agreed to amend the House Bill 196 to clarify that any musician who inherits royalty payments "can no way ever pass down to an heir" the exemption. The benefit is only eligible to musicians during their individual lifetimes.
Dollar spent his evening break explaining the legislation to colleagues to a success — albeit slim; lawmakers voted 97-65 to pass the bill.
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