OABA AMENDMENT NOT INCLUDED IN FINAL BUDGET BILL

Ways and Means Committee next step

OABA's amendment to level the Commercial Activity Tax "playing field " was not included in the final version of the state's budget bill.

Thanks to Representative Bob Gibbs (R), Lakeville, and Steve Reinhard (R), Bucyrus for trying to move the amendment forward in the Conference Committee. Unfortunately, at this time it was perceived more as an exemption then a correction to an unintended consequence.

Even through the amendment was not included this time; we will try again in the fall when the Ways and Means Committee will look at corrections to the budget language.

Another option available to us would be to introduce a separate bill to incorporate our amendment into law.

OABA will continue to keep the topic at the forefront and encourages members to continue to remind their legislators of the importance of the amendment to the grain industry.

Thanks to all those who, on behalf of the amendment, contacted their legislators.