The Morning News :: Front Page: "Bentonville Art Museum Bill Clears Committee With Ease
By Doug Thompson
The Morning News
LITTLE ROCK -- A bill granting a state sales tax exemption to build a $30 million art museum to house a collection worth at least $100 million in Northwest Arkansas passed the House Revenue and Taxation Committee in minutes on Tuesday.
Rep. Horace Hardwick, R-Bentonville, had recruited 16 of the committee's 20 members as co-sponsors of his House Bill 2480. He said Tuesday his bill has 75 sponsors, including a majority in the House and at least 14 of the state's 35 senators. He also said he has enough commitments from additional senators to assure the bill's passage.
Hardwick said the museum's financial backers won't reveal themselves unless the bill becomes law."
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