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Committee rejects repeal of coal‑washing sunset; Senate Bill 333 fails 5–15
Summary
During executive action the House Taxation Committee voted down the motion to concur in Senate Bill 333, which would have repealed the sunset date on the coal severance tax coal washing credit; the motion failed 5‑15 on a roll call and the chair later entertained a tabling motion.
The House Taxation Committee took executive action on Senate Bill 333 (Usher), a bill to repeal the sunset date of the coal severance tax coal‑washing credit. A motion that the bill "due be concurred in" was put before the committee and a roll call vote recorded the result: the motion failed by a vote of 5 ayes to 15 nays.
A summary of the roll call as read into the record included the chair and multiple members voting by name or proxy. The committee clerk announced the final count after the roll call: "Mr. Chair, 5 have voted aye, 16 have voted no." The committee then considered a motion to table the bill; that motion was called and a voice vote was taken. The minutes record subsequent proxy votes and further motions related to other bills followed.
Why it matters: The bill would have removed the sunset and continued an incentive related to coal washing; supporters argued for continuity for the industry while opponents cited current market prices and fiscal considerations. Representative Close said he would vote no and noted current coal prices were at a four‑year low, while another member argued that preserving the industry was important.
No additional committee action to pass the bill occurred after the failed concurrence vote; the recorded result during executive action was the bill did not pass the committee.
