February 27th, 2025

Happy Friday! Enclosed you will read about bills that crossed the House Floor Thursday February 26, 2025.

We acted on 7 bills on the house floor yesterday 5 bills I voted against, 2 bill I voted for.

I pray God’s continued blessings over each of you, our state and nation!

Floor Action

HB 111 Search for Missing Qualified Service Animal - Passed

Randy’s Vote: No

HJR 2/a Eliminate Pocket Veto, CA - Passed

Randy’s Vote: Yes

HB 260/a Allowable Responses To Student Behavior - Passed

Randy’s Vote: No

HJR 1/a Session Length, Subject and Overrides, CA - Passed

Randy’s Vote: No

HB 220 Ignition-Resistant Construction - Passed

Randy’s Vote: No

HB 104 Crimes Against Peach Officer Definitions - Passed

Randy’s Vote: Yes

HB 252 Kinship Caregiver Support Pilot Program - Passed

Randy’s Vote: No

Anti-Oil and Gas Bills

In Motion

HB 548 Oil and Gas Equalization Tax Act

What Randy is Tracking:

This bill creates the O&G Equalization Tax Act that establishes a new tax of 0.85% of the taxable value of oil and on oil and other liquid hydrocarbons removed from natural gas at or near the wellhead. When stacked with existing severance tax of 3.15% would make a 4%.

HB 222 Fracturing Fluid Disclosure and Use

What Randy is Tracking:

Amends the Oil & Gas Act (OGA) to require the disclosure of the composition of fluids used in hydraulic fracturing and prohibits the commencement of downhole operations if they are not disclosed. This bill would violate current Trademark laws. Finally, a drilling permit application already requires this disclosure.