TAX/SEVERANCE TAX: Reduces the severance tax rate for oil over a certain period of time and fixes the severance tax rate for oil produced from certain wells at the current rate (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 23, 2023
Last action Apr 26, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 24, 2023
How they voted
52–15
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 72
Apr 24, 2023
D
Democratic23
56% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican48
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Apr 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 78, nays 21. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-2).
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phillip DeVillier
RRepublican
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