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

[Barbara Calef]

Last edit.

On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM Judy Williams <jkwilliams24 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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