b'2020 Post WPMAEXPO IDAHO Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association State ReportIdaho Insider Congratulations toID Thanks to all for taking a few minutes out of your Dennis & Carla Campo busy WPMA Convention schedule to join theA Successful Year asIPM&CSA member meeting in Las Vegas! We WPMA Presidentwill do it again next yearsame time, same place Idahos own Dennis and Carlaso please plan to join us again in 2021!Campo presided over the 2020 WPMA Convention with style and grace and we2020 IPM&CSA Legislative Agenda:want to acknowledge andIndustry Issues to Watch congratulate them for aSuzanne Budgesuccessful year, capped offIdaho members gatheredto catch up IPM&CSAExecutive Director with a home run of a key-noteon the latest action at the Idaho Legislature. with Former Speaker of theWe had a full house and a full agenda of 2020 US House,legislative issues to review and discuss. For the Paul Ryan. Following a year of firsttimeinseveralyears,ourindustryisoutconstant commitment and travelof the limelight (which is a good thing) while to all WPMA member states, thelawmakers grapple with rising property taxes, Campos are likely ready for a well- sales tax on groceries, paying teachers more deserved rest. (Those who knowand a host of social issuesall of which are Dennis will expect that he reallyconsuming their time and energy. Leadership justwantstogetbacktotheoffice.) hopes to adjourn earlier than usual so everyone How nice to have three generationscan go back to their districts and focus on their of Campos join the party in Lascampaigns, with the May 19 Primary Election Vegas, and special thanks to Campo-Poole clearly in view. Energy for their contribution and commitment to supporting DennisRetail issues are in play this session, with leg-and Carla as they roseislation on E-cigarettes, Vaping and Tobacco through the ranks of WPMA21 age restrictions being discussed. New leadership to president. WPMA and ourrequirements for enforcement, licensing and member states owe our success as antaxation of E-cigarettes and vape products are organization, in business and in politics,on the table, though the outcome is uncertain. to members like this, and all those whoAlthough the so-called sin taxes are more stand behind them! acceptable to some Idaho lawmakers, most legislators resist new taxes in any formpar-Idaho Member Meeting in Las Vegas ticularly in an election year.February 18, 2020Lawmakers are taking up several employment-related issues of interestworkers compensa-tion, liability and tort reform, restrictions on hiring practices. Fuel tax and transportation funding have been sidelined in 2020, but legislation on distracted driving and dyed fuel are topics of legislation. Legislative Wrap-UpMuch of the action takes placein the finaldaysofthelegislature,whenitisneverThanks to those who joined usin Las Vegas for our Idahosafe to leave the Statehouse. The going-home State Member meeting. We appreciate our Idaho members takingissues in 2020 will include tax relief on prop-time away from their busy convention schedule to connect aserty tax and groceries, paying teachers more, Idaho members and compare notes on industry issues, legislationand lots of odds and ends. And for a change and upcoming events. With the legislature in full swing, our Las nothing major for us. Look for a thorough Vegas meeting is a perfect time to review the issues we need toreview after the 2020 session wraps up, hope-watch, and to identify those that require action from our industry.fully in late March.Members also dip into their wallets for the PMAA PAC. Idaho continues to exceed our annual goal for PAC fundraising at the federal level, and for our state. 28 www.wpma.com / Spring 2020'