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Finance and Taxation committee recommends do‑not‑pass on two carbon‑pipeline bills; amendment to lower fee fails
Summary
The committee recommended do‑not‑pass on House Bill 1295 and House Bill 1573. Lawmakers rejected an amendment to 1573 that would have narrowed language and reduced a proposed per‑ton fee from $5 to $1.
The House Finance and Taxation Committee on Tuesday recommended a do‑not‑pass on two bills related to carbon‑dioxide pipeline taxation and fee language after a short floor of debate and a contested amendment vote.
House Bill 1295: The committee accepted a motion for a do‑not‑pass recommendation. Representative Porter moved the do‑not‑pass motion; it was seconded and carried on roll call with a 13–1 tally in favor of do‑not‑pass. Committee members recorded at least one dissenting vote against the do‑not‑pass recommendation.
House Bill 1573: The committee considered an amendment proposed by Representative Nehring that would have changed the bill’s language from “pore space utilization” to “carbon dioxide storage,” replaced the term “substance” with “carbon dioxide,” and reduced a proposed per‑ton fee from $5 to $1. That amendment was moved and seconded, and failed on a roll call vote, 5 in favor to 9 opposed.
After the amendment failed, Representative Olson moved a do‑not‑pass recommendation on House Bill 1573; Representative Haggart seconded. The do‑not‑pass motion carried on roll call, recorded as 13 yes and 1 no (Representative Nehring cast the lone no vote against the do‑not‑pass recommendation).
What the votes mean: A committee do‑not‑pass recommendation does not by itself kill a bill, but it is the committee’s formal advice to the full House and is commonly influential in determining whether a bill advances. In this session the committee declined to advance these measures and rejected the sponsor’s proposed amendment to narrow the bill and lower the per‑ton fee.
Committee record (selected roll‑call information): - HB 1295 do‑not‑pass: carrier recorded 13 yes, 1 no (do‑not‑pass carried). - HB 1573 amendment: failed 5 yes, 9 no. - HB 1573 do‑not‑pass: carried 13 yes, 1 no.
The committee’s recommendations and the recorded roll calls will be included in the official committee report and House journal.
