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PLEASE SAY NO TO TAKING OREGONIANS KICKER $$!
TESTIMONIES ARE IN DESPERATE NEED!
On this day, during your Memorial Holiday week, the Democrats propose 3 different bills that would deny Oregonians their much-deserved $5,200 (average per household) personal kicker refunds and redirect that money to grow an already bloated state bureaucracy.
Between 2001 and 2021, Oregon’s budget more than tripled from $34.1 billion to $121.2 billion per biennium – an insane expansion of government, further demonstrating the legislature’s insatiable appetite to spend. Since 2001, annual inflation has averaged 2.4%.
Read more about the history of the Kicker here, and its 1979 inception.
Remember: Each biennium, the Governor proposes an aspirational budget. The legislature then creates a framework and ultimately passes the final budget for the next two fiscal years.
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SB 502 A – Requires State Forestry Department to study establishment of permanent trust fund for wildfire programs. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to natural resources no later than September 15, 2024.] Increases amount of estimate of revenues that will be received from General Fund revenue sources other than corporate tax revenues for biennium beginning July 1, 2021. Requires distribution of difference between amount actually collected and amount estimated after close of 2023 regular session, first as equal per capita payments to personal income taxpayers in lieu of kicker payments, then as transfer of remainder to Oregon Wildfire Mitigation and Adaptation Fund. Establishes Oregon Wildfire Mitigation and Adaptation Fund, with interest earned by fund to be used for wildfire mitigation and community adaptation to wildfire risk. Provides for pro rata return to taxpayers of surplus revenue over adjusted estimate amount if constitutional threshold is exceeded. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Featured Testimony: In lieu of Kicker Payments? Really? NO!!
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SB 774 – Discontinues return of surplus revenue refunds to taxpayers. Modifies statutory provisions. Applies to biennia ending on or after June 30, 2025. Takes effect only if Senate Joint Resolution 26 (2023) is approved by people at next regular general election. Takes effect on effective date of constitutional amendment proposed in Senate Joint Resolution 26 (2023).
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Senate Committee on Finance & Revenue 3:00PM
SJR 26 – Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to cease requirement of returning surplus revenue to personal income taxpayers. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
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Featured Testimony: Permanently take our Kicker? NO!