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House committee approves bill clarifying oil-and-gas equipment assessment definitions
Summary
The House Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 573, which updates definitions used in assessing oil and gas equipment; assessors and the coordinating assessment board reported no opposition.
State Representative Lane Jean, R-District 99, introduced Senate Bill 573 and the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development voted to pass the measure after brief discussion.
The bill strictly revises and clarifies definitions used in the assessment of oil-and-gas equipment, Jean said. The coordinating assessment board and county assessors, Jean told the committee, reviewed the language and indicated they had no known opposition.
Committee members asked no substantive questions during the presentation and Jean closed by making a motion that the committee “do pass.” The chair called the voice vote; members responded ‘‘aye’’ and the measure was approved on a voice vote.
The bill as presented focuses only on definition changes and does not alter assessment rates or procedural deadlines. No implementation details, effective date or fiscal impacts were specified during the hearing.
Because the committee recorded the approval by voice vote, no roll-call tally was provided in the transcript. The sponsor said assessors support the language; no members of the public spoke for or against the bill during the committee session.
The committee moved on to other items after the vote.
