Political observers at the Oklahoma State Capitol predict the anti-wind effort of some state legislators will not go away, just because the Senate on Monday voted down an effort to eliminate refundability of tax credits for wind farms.
Still to be decided are two remaining bills that could also target the capping of credits.
As for the defeat of SB888, the vote was 18 for and 23 against. Here is a listing of how the Senators voted.
SENATE BILL 888 Revenue and taxation; electric power produced by zero-emission facilities; eliminating refundability of tax credits. Effective date.
YEAS: 18 RCS# 631
NAYS: 23 4/30/2018
EXC : 6 5:56 PM
N/V : 0
VAC : 1
YEAS: 18
Allen Dahm Rader Stanislawski
Bice Daniels Rosino Sykes
Boggs Paxton Silk Treat
Brecheen Pugh Smalley
Brown Quinn Standridge
NAYS: 23
Bass Griffin McCortney Sharp
Bergstrom Ikley-Freeman Murdock Shaw
Brooks Jech Pederson Simpson
David Kidd Pemberton Thompson
Dugger Leewright Schulz Yen
Floyd Matthews Scott
EXCUSED: 6
Dossett Fry Pittman
Fields Newhouse Sparks