[LWVNM Action] Understanding Money (Tax & appropriations) bills

[Judy Williams]

Thanks, Dick.  I made some edits too, nothing big.  Judy

On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM Richard Mason via Action <
action at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> Yes, it has to go to have the agreement of the Conference committee before
> it goes into HB2.
>
> On Monday, December 15, 2025 at 11:48:19 AM MST, Barbara Calef <
> bfcalef at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Dick,
>
> I used track changes to edit this very important explanation.  However, I
> am confused by the last two paragraphs:
> The Senate always amends the budget bill (HB2) that comes over from the
> House. So, it has to be sent back to the House floor for concurrence. That
> is usually no problem.
>
>
> In the past,  there has been a real difference between the House and
> Senate tax packages. That means it has to go to a Conference Committee made
> up of members of each chamber appointed by the leadership.
>
>
> But, the last paragraph under New Tax Bills says: That overall tax
> package will then go to Senate Finance and they will have the final say on
> whether to include it in HB2 that comes over from the House.
>
> So, does the tax package go to the Conference Committee before it is
> added to HB 2?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Barbara
>
> On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM Richard Mason via Action <
> action at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
> New taxes, tax credits and appropriation bills are handled differently
> than other bills.
>
> See the attached explanation and if people have questions or improvements
> please email me.
>
> Dick Mason
> polirich at aol.com
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