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2005 Legislative Session IGR Committee Bill Approval March 7, 2005 Directs Department of Transportation to conduct study of outdoor lighting altematives. Requires HB 2411 3 Support department to report to Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly. 2/17 Establishes rules governing passage of property from eldedy and incapacitated persons who suffer physical or financial abuse that results in felony conviction of abuser. Provides that if abused person dies within five years after abuse occurs, property that would have passed from abused person to abuser by intestate succession, by will or by trust passes as if abuser had predeceased abused HB 2415 3 Drop ~erson. 2/17 Creates tax credit for cost taxpayer actually paid for providing home purchase assistance to employee of taxpayer. Applies to costs actually paid for home purchase assistance in tax years HB 2417 3 Oppose beginning on or after January 1, 2006. 2/24 Expands state no call program and regulation of unlawful telephone solicitations to include all telephone customers of telecommunications companies. Authorizes Attorney General to designate federal do not call registry in lieu of contracting for administration of separate state registry. Requires Attorney General, if requested, to instruct party on how to register with federal agency that HB 2424 3 Support maintains federal registry. Declares emergency, effective on passage. 2/17 HB 2427 2 Monitor Requires all counties and certain cities to create civilian police review boards. 2/11 Modifies rulemaking authority of Land Conservation and Development Commission related to HB 2438 3 Oppose exceptions to statewide land use planning goals. 3/09 Authorizes school districts to activate urban renewal agencies and adopt urban renewal plans for HB 2440 2 Oppose 3urpose of funding school construction and improvements. 2/24 Imposes requirements on local governments with respect to provision of telecommunications HB 2445 I Oppose service by local government. Provides exceptions. 2/17 Directs Department of Revenue to establish and promote voluntary compliance initiative for taxpayers who utilize abusive tax avoidance transactions to underreport personal income or corporate income or excise taxes. Establishes reporting and registration requirements and enhanced penalties for persons who use abusive tax avoidance transactions, or who serve as material advisors for certain transactions. Extends pedod for which notice of deficiency may be issued in cases in which returns reflect use of abusive tax avoidance transactions. Imposes tax return preparer penalties on preparers who prepare returns that reflect use of abusive tax shelters or who willfully or recklessly disregard tax laws. Directs Department of Revenue to establish general tax amnesty program of limited duration. Waives penalties for taxpayers that pay outstanding taxes. Increases penalties on taxpayers who fail to fully participate. Takes effect on 91st day following HB 2455 3 Support adjournment sine die. 2/24 Increases punishment for crime of invasion of personal privacy to maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Provides that invasion of personal privacy is sex cdme HB 2457 2 Support requiring registration if victim is less than 18 years of age. 2/24 Creates Task Force on Sodium Azide. Sunsets task force on date of convening of next legislative HB 2507 3 Support session. Declares emergency, effective on passage. 2/24