Bill 929

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       929
Type of Legislation:               Senate Resolution SR
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19980120
Primary Sponsor:                   Ryberg
All Sponsors:                      Ryberg, Wilson and Giese 
Drafted Document Number:           jic\5130htc.98
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Finance Committee 06 SF
Subject:                           Capital Gains Tax Investigative
                                   Subcommittee, subpoenaed state
                                   employees, legal fees; General
                                   Assembly, Taxation

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
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Senate  19980120  Introduced, referred to Committee        06 SF

A SENATE RESOLUTION

PROVIDING FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF LEGAL FEES INCURRED BY STATE EMPLOYEES RESPONDING TO SUBPOENAS ISSUED BY THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CAPITAL GAINS INVESTIGATION AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS REIMBURSEMENT IS PAID FROM APPROVED ACCOUNTS OF THE SENATE.

Whereas, the members of the Senate note that numerous state employees have been subpoenaed by the Senate Finance Committee on behalf of the Subcommittee to Investigate the Special Capital Gains Tax Provisions; and

Whereas, the nature of these subpoenas and the investigation have raised concern by these employees, reasonably causing them in some instances to retain private counsel to advise them on matters relating to the subpoena and their testimony before the subcommittee; and

Whereas, in order to insure that state employees are not burdened by personal legal expenses incurred by virtue of the performance of their official duties. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That state employees, not including any elected official, subpoenaed by the Senate Finance Committee on behalf of the Subcommittee to Investigate the Special Capital Gains Tax Provision who were subpoenaed by virtue of their state service during the time covered by the investigation and who remained state employees, regardless of employer, at the time the subpoenas were served, must be reimbursed all legal expenses incurred by them in responding to these subpoenas.

Be it further resolved that upon presentation to the Clerk of the Senate of documentation of legal expenses incurred by any state employee covered by this resolution, these expenses must be reimbursed from approved accounts of the Senate.