2013 House Bill 4885

House Roll Call 42: Passed

To reduce the “severance tax” or royalty paid to the state on oil and gas extracted from state land to 4 percent for hydrocarbons extracted using “enhanced recovery” technology, which injects carbon dioxide into wells to force out more product (this is different from hydraulic fracturing.

85 Yeas / 25 Nays
Republican (58 Yeas / 1 Nay)
Democrat (27 Yeas / 24 Nays)