Rep. Mickey Gates, accused today of six felonies for not filing state income taxes (and accused of not paying state taxes since 2003), introduced legislation in 2017 to limit exposure to people caught with unpaid taxes.
The bill, HB 1796, wasn’t approved. Gates was
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Gates has been stacking up tax liens for years and, based on the record, not paying enough to retire the amounts owed. The debts expire after 10 years. His bill would have shortened the state’s ability to recover.
The bill died in House committee.
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