Significant business-related votes of the 2008 General Assembly

Taxes

• SB-701 -- "Homestead exemption" proposal CBIA opposes; Finance Committee approved 37-15 with 3 absent (April 1)
• SB-702 -- Positive tax reform; CBIA supports; Finance Committee approved 53-0 (April 1)
• HB-5844 -- Delivery services tax CBIA opposes
  Finance Committee approved 37-15 (April 2)

Health care

• HB-5721 -- establishing Healthy Steps program CBIA supports; Insurance Committee approved 15-2 (March 13)
• HB-5536 -- State purchasing pool proposal CBIA opposes; Senate approved 22-12 (May 7); House approved 102-43 (April 23); Insurance Committee approved 11-6 (April 16); Appropriations Committee approved 39-14 (March 28) Labor Committee approved 7-1 (March 13)

Workplace costs

• SB-58 -- Discouraged companies from doing business with the state CBIA opposed; Commerce Committee defeated 9-9 (April 16)
• SB-217 -- Paid sick leave mandate CBIA opposes; Senate approved 20-16 (5/1) Appropriations Committee approved 25-23 (April 24); Judiciary Committee approved 20-8 (April 11); Labor Committee approved 6-2 (March 6)
• SB-64 -- Increases workers' comp costs CBIA opposes; Labor Committee approved 6-2
• SB-255 -- Increases workers' comp costs CBIA opposes; Labor Committee approved 7-1 (March 6)
• HB-5334 -- Increases workers' comp burden CBIA opposed; Insurance Committee defeated 9-9 (April 25); Public Health Committee approved 16-11 (April 16); Judiciary Committee approved 24-2 (April 11)
• HB-5626 -- Increased workers' comp costs CBIA opposed; Labor Committee approved 8-1 (March 13); Died in the Judiciary Committee

Environment/Land use

• HB-5600 -- New global warming restrictions CBIA opposes; Environment Committee approved 18-6 (March 7); Public Safety Committee approved 15-7 (April 3)

Economic development

• SB-652 -- State retirement plan proposal CBIA opposes; Commerce Committee approved 14-5 (March 13); Appropriations Committee approved 32-21 (March 28)

Energy

• HB-5783 -- Windfall profits tax CBIA opposes; Energy and Technology Committee approved 11-9 (March 11)
• HB-5819 -- Creates more government bureaucracy CBIA opposes; Govt. Administration and Elections Committee approved 9-3 (April 14)