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Ways and Means votes 'ought to pass' on House Bill 123 after executive session; places bill on consent calendar

3425591 · May 21, 2025
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The Senate Ways and Means Committee went into executive session on House Bill 123, discussed a rewrite by another committee that created a study commission on carbon sequestration versus timber tax, and voted 'ought to pass' and to place the bill on the consent calendar.

The Senate Ways and Means Committee moved into executive session on House Bill 123 and then voted that the bill is “ought to pass,” placing it on the committee’s consent calendar, the chair said.

Committee members discussed that the bill originally addressed a statewide tax but was rewritten by the Senate Energy and Agriculture Committee to create a study commission to examine timber tax implications and carbon sequestration. Given that rewrite, the chair said the study…

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