Mike McGirl — Mike McGirl is referenced multiple times throughout the opening portion of the meeting, primarily as the chair during roll call, with several transcript variations/mis-transcriptions of his name. One mention also notes that the speaker and the chairman came in when the state budget was $28 billion. Overall, the mentions are repeated references to the chair rather than separate substantive topics.
Mike McGirl — The chair is acknowledged and then directly addressed with a follow-up question about transparency in his county, continuing the same exchange.
Mike McGirl — The bill sponsor addresses the chair and committee.
Mike McGirl — The speaker repeatedly addresses Mr. Chair while responding to the committee, first opening with thanks, then asking to respond, continuing the response, thanking the Chair for the information, and later again addressing the Chair as the discussion continues.
Mike McGirl — The chair recognizes the next witness in opposition.
Michael Davis — Called during roll call as Vice Chair Davis.
Michael Davis — Vice Chair Michael Davis is called on during the vote and records an aye, with repeated references to his affirmative vote in the same roll-call sequence.
Michael Davis — Representative Davis is called on and then states his support for the bill, saying he likes it and believes it is the right direction.
Del Taylor — Ranking Member Del Taylor responds to the motion, thanks the chair, expresses appreciation for the proposal but raises concern that too much tax-related legislation is being considered at once, and ultimately states that he will vote no.
Del Taylor — Ranking Member Taylor votes no on the substitute.
Del Taylor — Representative Taylor asks whether the bill allows rounding up, rounding down, or both.
Del Taylor — Ranking Member Taylor votes aye on HB 2819.
Del Taylor — Ranking Member Taylor votes aye.
Del Taylor — Ranking Member Taylor is recorded as voting aye in the roll call that led to passage.
Del Taylor — Representative Taylor begins a question about the website implementation burden.
Del Taylor — Asked how the Department of Revenue would gather assessment data from all counties and how the bill would be implemented.
Del Taylor — Continued discussing the importance of transparency and noted that the fiscal note is attached and the initial development cost is significant.
Del Taylor — Explained that the first-year development cost would be significant, but the map would then be maintained annually like the sales tax map.
Del Taylor — Described how county tax districts and overlays work, including school, fire, and other political subdivisions.
Del Taylor — Discussed the usefulness of color-coding overlapping districts and noted personal experience as a former collector.
Del Taylor — Said the first-year cost is high because the system will require a lot of information and data gathering.
Del Taylor — Emphasized the value of the proposal for constituents and cited disconnect between assessors and the State Tax Commission.
Del Taylor — Argued for transparency in tax collection and referenced State Tax Commission guidance to counties.
Del Taylor — Explained that counties were asked to adjust assessed values and that this would help homeowners understand increases.
Del Taylor — Cited over 20,000 open appeals at the State Tax Commission and discussed the burden of school district taxes.
Del Taylor — Said legislators should explain property tax burdens and opened the floor for questions.
Del Taylor — Responded to questions about whether the prior hearing focused on sales tax and confirmed the existing sales tax feature.
Del Taylor — Argued the map could be invaluable and referenced prior interim committee testimony on property values.
Del Taylor — Referenced as having talked about the local impact.
Del Taylor — Called on to ask a question.
Del Taylor — Asked whether an Amazon purchase is subject to sales tax or use tax and how it is calculated.
Del Taylor — Asked how many counties publicly make property tax assessment information available.
Del Taylor — Representative Taylor asks a brief follow-up, first requesting the witness’s name and organization, then asking how often the taxing jurisdiction data changes.
Del Taylor — Representative Taylor was addressed as the next questioner.
Del Taylor — Continues discussing why personal property tax is the most salient tax for many people, especially because it is paid out of pocket in December and alongside real property tax.
Del Taylor — Asks about the witness's focus and acknowledges disagreement while noting the witness is hearing from many people.
Del Taylor — Closes the exchange and thanks the chair.
Del Taylor — Thanks the witness and asks him to repeat the Boone County and Worth County figures more slowly.
Jeff Coleman — Called during roll call as Representative Coleman.
Jeff Coleman — Representative Jeff Coleman is repeatedly called during the roll-call vote.
Jeff Coleman — Representative Bright is likely a misrecognition; the speaker addresses the chair and then comments on the prior speaker's remarks.
Jeff Coleman — The witness said she likes Representative West's bill and supports it as a step toward zero.
Mark Matthiesen — Representative Mark Matthiesen is called during roll call, with the transcript showing variant spellings of his name, and his presence is confirmed in the roll-call response.
Mark Matthiesen — Representative Mark Matthiesen is repeatedly called during the roll call vote and records an aye vote.
Mark Matthiesen — A speaker refers to Mark Matthiesen, using the district reference while criticizing the prior remarks and responding within the broader tax debate.
Mark Matthiesen — Representative Matthiesen said Missourians focus more on personal property tax than income tax and that legislative attention should be on personal property tax.
Mark Matthiesen — The witness responded to Representative Matthiesen's point about local voting and local legislators.
Mark Matthiesen — Representative Strickler referenced what Representative Matthiesen had said about public sentiment.
Mark Matthiesen — Is recognized to ask questions after the witness's testimony.
Mark Matthiesen — Says reduced tax base means people keep more of their money and asks about small counties with a higher share of personal property.