As the minutes pass, the flurry of activity grows and the bill inches closer to its ultimate destiny. In the middle of it all are two cousins from Shannon County--Rep. Don Koller and Sen. Danny Staples.
House members approved an amendment to the plan, which cut the tax increase in half to about $250 million annually. After the amendment passed, the bill's sponsor, Rep. Don Koller, D-Summersville, laid the bill over without a final vote, saying the amendment killed his bill.
The House Transportation Committee on Tuesday voted a House transportation bill out of committee. The House bill, sponsored by House Transportation Committee chairman Don Koller, D-Summersville, would raise Missouri's general sales tax by one penny per dollar and raise the gas tax by 4 cents to 21 cents per gallon. The bill is 25th on the House perfection calendar. Bills on the perfection calendar will be debated on the floor. Members can propose amendments. After all amendments have b..
To Rep. Don Koller, D-Summersville, chairman of the House Transportation Committee, Holden's support tells him that the proposal is likely to pass. Holden wouldn't risk supporting a bill likely to fail after last year's defeat, Koller said.
Westfall said he was concerned with the size of Tuesday's proposal, but Rep. Don Koller, D-Summersville, said there was "room to compromise" with the Senate.
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